oe·soph·a·gus

(ĭ-sŏf′ə-gəs)

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oesophagus

(iːˈsɒfəɡəs) or

esophagus

n, pl -gi (-ˌɡaɪ)

(Anatomy) the part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; gullet

[C16: via New Latin from Greek oisophagos, from oisein, future infinitive of pherein to carry + -phagos, from phagein to eat]

oesophageal, esophageal adj

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

oesophagus - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

esophagus, gullet, 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

مريئ

esòfag

jícen

spiserør

ÖsophagusSpeiseröhre

ezofago

ruokatorvi

grkljan

食道

밥줄식도

fistula cibalis

øsofag

požiralnik

grkljanгркљан

matstrupe

oesophagus

esophagus (US) [iːˈsɒfəgəs] N → esófago m

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oesophagus

[iːˈsɒfəgəs] esophagus (US) n → œsophage m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oesophagus

, (US) esophagus

n → Speiseröhre f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oesophagus

esophagus (Am) [iːˈsɒfəgəs] n → esofago

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References in classic literature

The turbit has a very short and conical beak, with a line of reversed feathers down the breast; and it has the habit of continually expanding slightly the upper part of the oesophagus. The Jacobin has the feathers so much reversed along the back of the neck that they form a hood, and it has, proportionally to its size, much elongated wing and tail feathers.

The proportional width of the gape of mouth, the proportional length of the eyelids, of the orifice of the nostrils, of the tongue (not always in strict correlation with the length of beak), the size of the crop and of the upper part of the oesophagus; the development and abortion of the oil-gland; the number of the primary wing and caudal feathers; the relative length of wing and tail to each other and to the body; the relative length of leg and of the feet; the number of scutellae on the toes, the development of skin between the toes, are all points of structure which are variable.

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Owen informs me that a part of the oesophagus is so constructed that nothing much larger than a crowquill can be passed down.

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Bomet has broken the cancer pattern in the country by recording oesophagus as the leading form of the killer disease in both male and female adults.This is a departure from the common trend where breast and cervical cancer have been the most prevalent among women while prostate and oesophagus cancer have been the most prevalent among men in the country.

Cases of throat cancer increase in Bomet

Two patients, a 28-year-old male and a 40-year-old female, presented with difficulty in swallowing solid food, 6 months following surgery for corrosive injury to oesophagus. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings revealed a narrowing just below the cricopharynx with the inability to negotiate the scope beyond the stricture.

An unusual finding after surgical treatment of corrosive oesophageal stricture

ISLAMABAD -- Scientists in London have grown a bio-engineered oesophagus which was successfully implanted into mice.

Lab-grown oesophagus implanted in mice

Summary: The boy's oesophagus was burnt by the acid which he had mistaken for a cold drink

Metallic stent placed in 10-year old boy who had mistakenly swallowed acid

WELSH patients suffering from a condition that affects the oesophagus are having to travel to England for treatment because appropriate medical equipment is not available this side of the border.

Patients forced to go to England for 'drop in the ocean' diagnosis

Martin-Fumado, "Acute oesophageal necrosis (black oesophagus)," Revista Espanola De Enfermedades Digestivas, vol.

"Black Esophagus" or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Reynolds, "Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus," British Journal of Surgery, vol.

Thoracoscopic Surgery in a Patient with Multiple Esophageal Carcinomas after Surgery for Esophageal Achalasia

Radiograph of lateral cervical region revealed presence of bone like opacity occluding the cervical oesophagus at level of [C.sub.2] to [C.sub.4] vertebrae.

Surgical Management of Oesophageal Foreign Body Obstruction in a Cat

The aim of the present study is to give a detailed description of the histological architecture of oesophagus and stomach of the grey-backed shrike.

Histological Study of the Oesophagus and Stomach in Grey-Backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus)/Estudio Histologico de Esofago y Estomago del Alcaudon (Lanius tephronotus)