e·soph·a·gus also oe·soph·a·gus ( -s f  -gs)n. pl. e·soph·a·gi also oe·soph·a·gi (-j   , -g) The muscular membranous tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet. [Middle English isophagus, from Medieval Latin  sophagus, from Greek oisophagos, arbitrary medical coinage perhaps from ois- : future tense stem of pherein, to carry + -phagos, food (unattested sense) (from phagein, to eat; see bhag- in Indo-European roots).]e·soph a·geal (-jl) adj. |
esophagus [iːˈsɒfəgəs]
n pl -gi [-ˌdʒaɪ], -guses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the US spelling of oesophagus
esophageal [iːˌsɒfəˈdʒiːəl] adj
| esophagus (-sf-gs) Plural esophagi ( -sf-j, -g) The muscular tube in vertebrates through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  esophagus - the passage between the pharynx and the stomachpassageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" 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 |
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