cardiac sphincter

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

cardiac sphincter is a valid 17-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1R1D2I1A1C3S1P3H4I1N1C3T1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does cardiac sphincter mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction.