cardial orifice (cardiac or esophagogastric orifice, cardial opening)

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Introduction

The trumpet-shaped opening of the esophagus into the stomach.

More general terms

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.