Meaning Gullet
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Gullet


The esophagus. The words esophagus and gullet differ in origin. Esophagus comes from the Greek whereas gullet is a diminutive of the Latin gula meaning throat. The idea was that the esophagus, being narrower than the throat, was the little throat.
Source: medicinenet.com

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Gullet


Another word for ‘esophagus’.
Source: petmd.com

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Gullet


"passage from the mouth of an animal to the stomach," c. 1300 (as a surname), from Old French golet "neck (of a bottle); gutter; bay, creek," diminutive of gole "throat, neck& [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Gullet


(n) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
Source: beedictionary.com

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Gullet


The esophagus.
Source: health.harvard.edu

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Gullet


gutter
Source: latin-dictionary.org





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