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oesophagus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | esophagus, gorge, gullet |
| Type of | musculature, muscle system, muscular structure, passage, passageway |
Examples of oesophagus
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The oesophagus is the long tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.
From the thisiskent.co.uk
When gently pulled out, its takes a swab of the oesophagus as it travels back up.
From the newscientist.com
Most of these cancers especially lung, oesophagus and stomach have very poor survival.
From the sciencedaily.com
Being overweight increases likelihood as excess weight puts pressure on the oesophagus.
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This acid has a tendency to spill out of the top of the stomach and into the oesophagus.
From the economist.com
Crichton endured 30 operations and eventually had his voice-box and oesophagus removed.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The biological basis of Barrett's is an abnormal change, or dysplasia, in the oesophagus.
From the sciencedaily.com
A small amount of gastric acid entering the oesophagus can cause serious pain, heartburn.
From the guardian.co.uk
The digestive tract of typical bivalves consists of an oesophagus, stomach, and intestine.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Esophagus: the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
- The esophagus or oesophagus (see spelling differences), sometimes known as the gullet, is an organ in vertebrates which consists of a muscular tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach. ...
- Dated form of oesophagus
- Greek = gullet (passage from pharynx to stomach); adjective - oesophageal.
- A thin muscular-walled tube that runs from mouth to stomach. Also known as the gullet, it allows food to be transported to the stomach by peristaltic muscular movement.
