The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cardia \Car"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? heart, or upper orifice of the stomach.] (Anat.) (a) The heart. (b) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cardia n 1: the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus