corpora cardiaca

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corpora cardiaca (plural; singular corpus cardiacum): (Arthropoda: Insecta) Paired specialized endocrine glands, closely associated with the aorta and forming part of its wall and behind the brain, that store and release hormones concerned with the regulation of the brain and other physiological effects.