Cardiac orifice
Ostium cardiale
- Latin synonym: Ostium cardiacum
- Synonym: Cardial orifice
- Related terms: Cardial orifice
Definition
The cardiac orifice is the opening by which the esophagus communicates with the stomach, and is situated on the cardia of stomach, on a projection on the left of the middle line at the level of the tenth thoracic vertebra.
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