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oesophagus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun oesophagus has 1 sense
- oesophagus(n = noun.body) esophagus, gorge, gullet - 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
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oesophagus, n. (US esophagus) (pl. oesophagi or -guses) the part of the alimentary canal from the mouth to the stomach; the gullet.
Derivative
oesophageal adj.
Etymology
ME f. Gk oisophagos
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