e·soph·a·gus

also oe·soph·a·gus (ĭ-sŏf′ə-gəs)

n. pl. e·soph·a·gi (-jī′, -gī′) also oe·soph·a·gi

The muscular tube by which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet.

[Middle English isophagus, from Medieval Latin ēsophagus, from Greek oisophagos, arbitrary medical coinage perhaps from ois- : future tense stem of pherein, to carry; see oit- in Indo-European roots + -phagos, food (unattested sense) (from phagein, to eat; see bhag- in Indo-European roots).]

e·soph′a·ge′al (-jē′əl) adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

esophagus

(iːˈsɒfəɡəs)

n, pl -gi (-ˌdʒaɪ) or -guses

(Anatomy) the US spelling of oesophagus

esophageal adj

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e•soph•a•gus

(ɪˈsɒf ə gəs, iˈsɒf-)

n., pl. -gi (-ˌdʒaɪ, ˌgaɪ)

a muscular tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach; gullet.

[1350–1400; < Medieval Latin isophagus, esophagus < Greek oisophágos gullet]

e·soph·a·gus

(ĭ-sŏf′ə-gəs)

The tube of the digestive tract through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

esophagus

The muscular tube through which food travels between the pharynx and stomach.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

esophagus - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

gullet, oesophagus, gorge

passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"

muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism

alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination

epicardia - the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach

cardiac sphincter - the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction

Translations

e·soph·a·gus

n. esófago, porción del tubo digestivo situado entre la faringe y el estómago.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

esophagus

n (pl -gi) esófago; Barrett’s o Barrett — esófago de Barrett

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