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ESOPHAGUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: esophagi    , oesophagi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Synonyms:

esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("esophagus" is a kind of...):

passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)

muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

Meronyms (parts of "esophagus"):

epicardia (the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach)

cardiac sphincter (the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction)

Holonyms ("esophagus" is a part of...):

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)

Derivation:

esophageal (relating to the esophagus)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Mutation of the gene is associated with Barrett esophagus and prostate cancer.

(MSR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer that forms in tissues of the pharynx (the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the windpipe and esophagus).

(Pharyngeal cancer, NCI Dictionary)

The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach).

(Pharynx, NCI Dictionary)

A hollow tube that starts posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity and ends superior to the trachea and esophagus.

(Pharynx, NCI Thesaurus)

Pipe smoking can lead to nicotine addiction and can cause cancers of the mouth, larynx (voice box), esophagus, lung, pancreas, and bladder.

(Pipe, NCI Dictionary)

A hamartomatous polyp that occurs in the stomach, small and large intestines, and rarely within the esophagus, nasopharynx and the urinary tract.

(Peutz-Jeghers Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

Body regions near to the esophagus.

(Paraesophageal, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is aberrantly expressed in many carcinomas and in Barrett esophagus.

(MUC5AC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, a nasogastric tube is inserted through the nose, down the throat and esophagus, and into the stomach.

(Nasogastric, NCI Dictionary)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the esophagus.

(Non-Neoplastic Esophageal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)