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Synonyms for esophagus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-sof-uh-guh s, ee-sof-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈsɒf ə gəs, iˈsɒf-

Top 10 synonyms for esophagus
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Définition of esophagus

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Greek oisophagos "gullet," literally "what carries and eats," from oisein, future infinitive of pherein "to carry" (see infer) + -phagos, from phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). Related: Esophageal.
  • As in vocal cords : noun vocal organs
  • As in gullet : noun neck
  • As in throat : noun neck
Example sentences :
  • The passage between the nasal passages and the esophagus: the throat.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
  • Just back of the pharynx is the esophagus which leads to the beginning of the stomach.
  • Extract from : « Insects and Diseases » by Rennie W. Doane
  • Like all gases it ascends, and so passes out of the esophagus in prayer and psalmody.
  • Extract from : « The Fiend's Delight » by Dod Grile
  • Your heart's in the old place, isn't it—at the end of your esophagus?
  • Extract from : « The White Shield » by Myrtle Reed
  • The food that is swallowed passes down the esophagus and enters the stomach.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
  • They may compress the esophagus and interfere with swallowing.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • I hook my heels under the seat and persuade my esophagus back into place.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Kafoozalum » by Pauline Ashwell
  • Even in the mouth and the esophagus a small amount is absorbed.
  • Extract from : « Science in the Kitchen. » by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
  • It is found in the esophagus and stomach, and forms the meconium.
  • Extract from : « Zoonomia, Vol. I » by Erasmus Darwin
  • For, with the disappearance of the wine down his esophagus, came a set grin on his face, akin to the smile of a disgruntled ghost.
  • Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar
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