oesophagus

oe·soph·a·gus  (-sf-gs)

n.

Variant of esophagus.

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oesophagus [ee-soff-a-guss, -guy]

Noun

pl -gi the tube through which food travels from the throat to the stomach; gullet [Greek oisophagos]

oesophageal adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

oesophagus, esophagus (US) [iːˈsɔfəgəs] n → esófago

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oesophagus, esophagus (US) [iːˈsɔfəgəs] n → œsophage m

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oesophagus (US) esophagus [iːˈsɔfəgəs] n → Speiseröhre f

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oesophagus (US), esophagus [iːˈsɔfəgəs] n → esofago