Plural of cardia; multiple cardiac openings of the stomach or multiple heart-related anatomical structures.
Standard medical plural of 'cardia,' formed by adding the '-s' suffix. The term preserves the Greek root 'kardia' meaning 'heart.'
In anatomical specimens and medical education, cardia remains a precise term even if it's not used conversationally—it's the kind of word that appears in textbooks, surgical reports, and Latin medical literature to this day.
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