The portion of the digestive canal between the pharnyx and stomach It is about 25cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; the thoracic part, from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and the abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach
see oesophagus. the American spelling of oesophagus. Muscular tube that conveys food by peristalsis from the pharynx to the stomach. Both ends are closed off by sphincters (muscular constrictions), which relax to let food through and close to keep it from backing up. Disorders include ulceration and bleeding, heartburn from stomach acid, achalasia (failure of one or both sphincters to open), and muscle spasms. Scleroderma may involve the esophagus
That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet
a soft muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach When a person swallows, the muscular walls of the esophagus contract to push food down into the stomach
An abnormal change (metaplasia) in the cells of the lower end of the esophagus thought to be caused by damage from chronic acid exposure, or reflux esophagitis
{i} condition caused by stomach acid reflux in which ulcers form in the lower esophagus and the epithelial cells are replaced with abnormal cells similar to those lining the stomach (Gastroenterology)
oesopha·gus oesophaguses in AM, use esophagus Your oesophagus is the part of your body that carries the food from the throat to the stomach. esophagus oesophaguses oesophagi the tube which food passes down from your mouth to your stomach digestive system digestive
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esophagus
الواصلة
e·soph·a·gus
التركية النطق
îsäfıgıs
النطق
/əˈsäfəgəs/ /ɪˈsɑːfəɡəs/
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[ i-'sä-f&-g&s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English ysophagus, from Greek oisophagos, from oisein to be going to carry + phagein to eat; more at BAKSHEESH.