Meaning Esophagus
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Esophagus


The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea (windpipe) and the spine. It passes down the neck, pierces the diaphragm just to the left of the midline, and joins the cardiac (upper) end of the stomach. In an adult, the esophagus is about 25 centimeters (10 inches) long. When a person swallows, [..]
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Esophagus


The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.
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(eh-sof-eh-gus) A channel that conducts food, by peristalsis, from the pharynx to the stomach.
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The tube that extends from the mouth to the stomach
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The "food pipe" leading from the mouth to the stomach.
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The "food tube" which connects the mouth to the stomach.
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also oesophagus, late 14c., from Greek oisophagos "gullet, passage for food," literally "what carries and eats," from oisein, future infinitive of pherein "to carry" (see [..]
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Esophagus


That portion of the gut which connects the pharynx to the stomach.
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A section of the digestive tract between the mouth and stomach.
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Portion of the gut between the mouth and in the anterior neck.
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(ue-sof´ua-gus) A tubular portion of the GI tract that leads from the pharynx to the stomach as it passes through the thoracic cavity. essential amino acids
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tube that connects the throat with the stomach.
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(n) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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The tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach.
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The tube that carries food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach.
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Musculomembranous passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach.
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the food-pipe. In the embryo, the trachea (wind-pipe) and bronchi (the smaller airways) form from an outpouching of the upper portion of the esophagus.
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The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.
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This part of the digestive system is like a stretchy pipe that's about 10 inches (25 centimeters) long. It moves food from the back of your throat to your stomach.
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Esophagus


a tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach
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Esophagus


the portion of the gastrointestinal tract that connects the throat (pharynx) to the stomach.
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The muscular membranous segment between the Pharynx and the Stomach in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.
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A condition with damage to the lining of the lower Esophagus resulting from chronic acid reflux (Esophagitis, Reflux). Through the process of Metaplasia, the squamous Cells are replaced by a columnar [..]
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The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
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The muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach.
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A tubular portion of the foregut, behind the pharynx. Eusociality:
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Esophagus


The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.
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Esophagus


See oesophagus.
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Esophagus


American spelling for Oesophagus.
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A tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the crop, then gizzard of the worm.
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Esophagus


American spelling for Oesophagus.
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Esophagus


a muscle lined tube extending from your throat to your stomach.
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(US) oesophagus|lang=en
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Esophagus


Part of the digestive canal between the throat and stomach, through which food passes.
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Esophagus

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Esophagus


a muscle lined tube extending from your throat to your stomach.
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