Cardia

Introduction: Cardia

Description of Cardia

Cardia: [TA] The area of the stomach close to the esophageal opening (cardiac orifice or cardia) that contains the cardiac glands. SYN: pars cardiaca gastricae [TA], cardiac part of stomach, cardial part of stomach, gastric cardia, pars cardiaca ventriculi. [G. kardia, heart]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Cardia: the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Cardia: That part of the stomach surrounded by the esophagogastric junction, characterized by the lack of acid-forming cells.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Cardia: That part of the STOMACH close to the opening from ESOPHAGUS into the stomach (cardiac orifice), the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION. The cardia is so named because of its closeness to the HEART. Cardia is characterized by the lack of acid-forming cells (GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS).
Source: MeSH 2007

Cardia as an Organ

Cardia (organ): The cardia is one of four sections of the stomach. The cardia is a muscular area located found where the esophagus empties swallowed food into the stomach via the gastroesophageal sphincter.

Conditions that afflict the cardia include hiatal hernia.

Cardia (organ): See Cardia (organ information).

More information on organs: Cardia:

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Terms associated with Cardia:

Broader terms for Cardia

• Stomach

Source - MeSH 2007

• orifice
• opening
• porta

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Cardia

The following list attempts to classify Cardia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• opening,orifice,porta
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Digestive System
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
    • Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
      • Stomach
        • Cardia

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• stomach
• gastrointestinal system
• digestive system
• Anatomy

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