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esophagus

[ ih-sof-uh-guhs, ee-sof- ]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
plural esophagi
  1. a muscular passage connecting the mouth or pharynx with the stomach in invertebrate and vertebrate animals; gullet.


esophagus

/ i藧藞s蓲f蓹伞蓹s; i藧藢s蓲f蓹藞d蕭i藧蓹l /

noun

  1. the US spelling of oesophagus
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

esophagus

  1. The muscular tube in vertebrates through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach.

esophagus

  1. The muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach and serves as a passageway for food. ( See digestive system .)
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Derived Forms

  • esophageal, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of esophagus1

1350鈥1400; < New Latin oesophagus < Greek 辞颈蝉辞辫丑谩驳辞蝉 gullet, literally, channel for eating ( oiso-, akin to 辞铆蝉别颈苍, future infinitive of 辫丑茅谤别颈苍 to carry + -phagos eating); replacing Middle English ysophagus < Medieval Latin
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But, days away from returning to live game action, May went to dinner in Arizona on July 10 and tore his esophagus on a bite of a salad that got lodged in his throat.

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Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talks about how he sustained a serious tear in his esophagus that derailed his hopes of returning to the mound last season.

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The surgeon general鈥檚 advisory said that cancers of the colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth, throat and larynx are all tied to drinking, as is breast cancer in women.

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They鈥檙e 鈥渏ust the right size to get stuck in the esophagus of a small child, especially a child younger than four years,鈥 Litovitz said in an email.

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Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach.

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