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esophagus

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Noun

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e=soph=a=gus

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun esophagus has 1 sense

esophagus(n = noun.body) gorge, gullet, oesophagus - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach; Array

is a kind of passage, passageway, muscle system, muscular structure, musculature

is a part of alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract

has parts: epicardia, cardiac sphincter

Derived form adjective esophageal₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

esophagus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf. Skr. vī to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.].

That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

esophagus, US var. of OESOPHAGUS.

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