Definitions for cardias

cardias car·di·a

Spelling: [kahr-dee-uh]
IPA: /ˈkɑr di ə/

Cardias is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 196 anagrams from letters in cardias (aacdirs).

Definitions for cardias

noun

  1. an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.

Origin of cardias

1775-85; New Latin Greek kardía a medical term for this opening, literally, heart; perhaps so called because the opening is on the same side of the body as the heart

Examples for cardias

Cancer of the cardia cannot be felt by palpation of the abdomen unless the tumor extends down upon the body of the stomach.

The diagnosis of the position of the cancer in the stomach can usually be made in cases of cancer of the cardia or of the pylorus.

“There will be a trial for attempted fraud, but since the men were not arrested, I am assuming they fled Italy,” said cardia.

cardia said that “when we started questioning them their confidence faded rapidly.”

Cancerous stenosis of the cardia is to be distinguished from cicatricial stenosis in this situation.

He compiled mostly, for this period, from a contemporary historian, Hieronymus of cardia.

On examining the œsophagus near the cardia, it was found of a dark colour in lines.

He had formed an alliance with cardia, Perinthus and Byzantium.

“They were probably trying to use the certificates to open a line of credit at the Vatican,” said cardia.

Pericarditis is much less common; it is most likely to occur with cancer of the cardia.

Word Value for cardias
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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