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oesophagus

English

Alternative forms

  • esophagus (US spelling)
  • œsophagus (older UK spelling)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (oisophágos), from ???? (oís?), future form of ???? (phér?, I carry) + ?????? (éphagon, I ate).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /i??s?f???s/, /??s?f???s/
  • (US) enPR: ?-säf??-g?s, IPA(key): /??s?f???s/

Noun

oesophagus (plural oesophagi or oesophaguses)

  1. (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
    Synonyms: gullet, weasand

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • oesophagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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megaoesophagus

English

Etymology

mega- +? oesophagus

Noun

megaoesophagus

  1. (pathology) An unusual enlargement of the oesophagus sometimes associated with achalasia

Translations

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