esophageal

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.

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[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).]

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e·soph′a·ge′al (-jē′əl) adj.

e•soph•a•ge•al

(ɪˌsɒf əˈdʒi əl, ˌi səˈfædʒ i əl)

adj.

pertaining to the esophagus.

[1800–10]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

esophageal - relating to the esophagus

Translations

e·soph·a·ge·al

a. esofágico-a, rel. al esófago;

___ dilatation → dilatación ___;

___ dysphagia → disfagia esofágica;

___ obstruction → obstrucción ___;

___ piles → várices ___-as;

___ scintigraphy → cintigrafía ___;

___ spasm → espasmo ___.

esophageal

adj esofágico