Esophagus Definition

isäfəgəs, ēsäfəgəs
esophagi, oesophagi
noun
esophagi
The tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach; gullet.
Webster's New World

(US) Alternative spelling of oesophagus.

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Noun

Singular:
esophagus
Plural:
esophagi

Origin of Esophagus

  • Middle English isophagus from Medieval Latin ēsophagus from Greek oisophagos arbitrary medical coinage perhaps from ois- future tense stem of pherein to carry oit- in Indo-European roots -phagos food (unattested sense) (from phagein to eat bhag- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Esophagus Sentence Examples

  • If the upper portion of the esophagus is short and a long gap exists between upper and lower portions, reconstructive surgery cannot be performed, and the infant must receive nutrition in some way to allow several months of growth.

  • When food is eaten, it passes through the esophagus and the LES and into the stomach.

  • The abdominal esophagus is supplied by branches of the left gastric artery and inferior phrenic artery.

  • The esophagus also begins at this level and lies directly posterior to the trachea.

  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a gastric disorder which causes stomach acids to back up into the esophagus, the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach.

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