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cardial orifice (cardiac or esophagogastric orifice, cardial opening)

The trumpet-shaped opening of the esophagus into the stomach. - usually lies posterior to the 7th left costal cartilage, 2-4 cm from the median plane at the level of the T11 vertebra

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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.