| 单词 | esophagus |
| 释义 | esophagus (once / 11119 pages) n The esophagus is the muscular tube that conveys food from the pharynx at the back of the mouth to the stomach. The esophagus is sometimes called the gullet. Humans and other vertebrates have an esophagus. The word comes from the Greek word oisophagos, which means gullet, from the roots oisein, meaning to carry, and phagein, meaning to eat. In British English, the spelling is oesophagus. You should always chew your food thoroughly because you don't want it to get stuck in your esophagus on the way down, unless you're a heron and can swallow fish whole. WORD FAMILYesophagus: esophageal, esophagi, esophaguses, oesophagi+/esophageal: esophageally USAGE EXAMPLESTo save Mr. Muñiz’s life, surgeons removed his tongue and his lower jaw and cut a hole through his esophagus. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) The esophagus is the muscular tube that connects your throat and stomach. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) The society said smokeless tobacco has at least 28 known carcinogens and can lead to cancer in the mouth, pancreatic and esophagus. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) n the passage between the pharynx and the stomach Syn|Hyper gorge, gullet, oesophagus passage, passageway a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass muscle system, muscular structure, musculaturethe muscular system of an organism |
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