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Definition of özofagus in Turkish English dictionary
- esophagus
- A muscular canal extending from under the tongue to the stomach, the tube through which food passes into the stomach
- the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach
- 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
- the "swallowing tube"
- A region of the foregut, just posterior to the pharynx
- – the pipe that carries food from the throat to the stomach
- {i} tube connecting the mouth to the stomach (Anatomy)
- 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
- Portion of the gut between the mouth and stomach in the anterior neck
- The tube that leads from the throat to the stomach
- The tube for the passage of food from the throat to the stomach
- anatomy, US, alternative spelling of oesophagus
- A muscular tube that goes down your throat to your stomach
- The tube that connects the mouth with the stomach
- 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
- muscular tube from the pharynx to the stomach
- In nematodes: The portion of the alimentary canal between the buccal capsule, or stoma, and the anterior portion of the intestine (14)
- of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive
- (eh-SOF-a-gus): The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach