oesophagus
VERTEBRATE ORGAN THROUGH WHICH FOOD PASSES TO THE STOMACH
Oesophagus; Gullet; Lower esophageal sphincter; Cardiac sphincter; Gastroesophageal sphincter; Œsophagus; Oesophageal; Esophageal sphincter, lower; Esophageal sphincter, upper; Esophageal sphincter; Esophagous; Upper esophageal sphincter; Gastro-oesophageal junction; Food pipe; OEsophagus; Mucosal layer of the esophagus; Asophogus; Upper oesophageal sphincter; Weazen; Foodpipe; Oesophageal sphincter; Pharyngoesophageal sphincter; Lower oesophageal sphincter; Eosophagus; Esophageal sphincters; Lower oesophageal sphincters; Pharyngoesophageal sphincters; Upper esophageal sphincters; Esophaghus; Food pipes; Diseases of the esophagus; Esophagal sphincter; Lower esophagal sphincter
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(US esophagus)
¦ noun (plural oesophagi -d??? or oesophaguses) the part of the alimentary canal which connects the throat to the stomach.
Derivatives
oesophageal ??s?f?'d?i:?l adjective
Origin
ME: mod. L., from Gk oisophagos.