Esophagus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The muscular membranous tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of oesophagus.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under digestive.
  • Same as esophagus, esophageal, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The gullet; the canal through which food and drink pass to the stomach. In man the esophagus is a musculomembranous tube about nine inches long, extending from the pharynx to the stomach.
  • n. See esophagus.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
    • Equivalent
    œsophageal   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    passageway    passage    muscle system    musculature    muscular structure   
    Cross Reference
    posterior esophagus   
    Variant
    esophagi    oesophagi    digestive    esophageal   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    sarcophagus   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bronchi    trachea    pharynx    epiglottis    tonsil    duodenum    aorta    intestine    pleura    pancreas   
     
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