MeSH definition : 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).;
MeSH synonym : cardias;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Kardia;
MeSH annotation : adjective form cardial: do not confuse with cardiac (heart); diseases: coord IM
with STOMACH DISEASES (IM); neoplasms: coord IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) histol
type of neopl (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardia;
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).