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the diaphragm or floor of the apartment which 

 contains the lungs, that the latter seem to 



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rest directly upon it. The place where the 

 food pipe enters it is called the cardiac ori- 

 fice, and the termination or outlet of this 

 spacious saloon is called the pylorus or pyloric 

 orifice. The meaning of the word cardiac is 

 not of much consequence ; the word pylorus 

 will be explained hereafter. 



In this representation of the human stomach, 

 the letter a represents the lower part of the 



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