oesophagus
/ɪˈsɒfəɡəs
/(US esophagus)
noun (plural oesophagi /ɪˈsɒfədʒʌɪ/ or oesophaguses)
The part of the alimentary canal which connects the throat to the stomach. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.Inlet patch is a congenital anomaly of the cervical esophagus consisting of gastric mucosa....
- Tables are not used in the sections for the esophagus and the small intestine.
- It happens when acid from your stomach leaks back up through your oesophagus and throat.
Derivatives
oesophageal
/ adjective ...- No constant relationship of the esophageal arteries to the vagus nerve was noted.
- Endoscopy showed normal oesophageal mucosa with increased oesophageal contractions.
- This striated muscle, which is the upper esophageal sphincter, joins the ends of the cricoid cartilage.
Origin
Late Middle English: modern Latin, from Greek oisophagos.
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