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Noun: epicardia
  1. The short part of the oesophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach
    "The epicardia is the final section of the oesophagus before food enters the stomach"
Noun: epicardium (epicardia)  ,e-pi'kaa(r)-dee-um
  1. The innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
    "The epicardium is the outermost layer of the heart wall";
    - visceral pericardium

Derived forms: epicardias

Type of: passage, passageway, serosa, serous membrane

Part of: esophagus [N. Amer], gorge, gullet, oesophagus [Brit, Cdn], pericardium

Encyclopedia: Epicardia

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