esophagus
pronunciation
How to pronounce esophagus in British English:
UK [ɪ'sɒfəɡəs]
How to pronounce esophagus in American English:
US [iˈsɑːfəɡəs]
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- Noun:
- the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
Word Origin
- esophagus (n.)
- 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 infer) + -phagos, from phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). Related: Esophageal.
Example
- 1. Walking keeps you upright and enlists gravity to keep acids from splashing up the esophagus .
- 2. It can be used to evaluate the esophagus or stomach after major surgery .
- 3. All of these vegetables have previously been linked to lower risks of cancers of the stomach , colon , esophagus , and perhaps breast .
- 4. One is a 9-month-old infant , adopted from korea , who was born without a windpipe and breathes through a hole in her esophagus .
- 5. Then my surgeon told me that I needed a total gastrectomy - I would have part of my esophagus and all of my stomach permanently removed .