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cardiae

cardiae is the plural of cardia.

Meaning of cardia

Noun

cardia (plural cardias or cardiae)

  1. The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
    • In some insects different cell types can be identified microscopically within the cardia.2004, William H. Marquardt, Biology of Disease Vectors, page 300

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Questions about cardiae

What is cardiae the plural of?
Cardiae is the plural of cardia.

Words near cardiae in the dictionary

  1. cardiacal
  2. cardiacean
  3. cardiaceans
  4. cardiack
  5. cardiacs
  6. cardiae
  7. cardiagraph
  8. cardiagraphs
  9. cardial
  10. cardialgia
  11. cardialgies

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