oesophagus (redirected from oesophaguses)

oe·soph·a·gus  (-sf-gs)

n.

Variant of esophagus.

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oesophagus US, esophagus [iːˈsɒfəgəs]

n pl -gi [-ˌgaɪ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; gullet

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

oesophageal  US, esophageal [iːˌsɒfəˈdʒiːəl] 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) [iːˈsɒfəgəs] N → esófago m

oesophagus [iːˈsɒfəgəs] esophagus (US) n → œsophage m

oesophagus, (US) esophagus

n → Speiseröhre f

oesophagus esophagus (Am) [iːˈsɒfəgəs] n → esofago

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oesophagus esophagus (Am) [iːˈsɒfəgəs] n → esofago