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OESOPHAGUS
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Irregular inflected form: oesophagi
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
Synonyms:
esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oesophagus" 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 "oesophagus"):
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 ("oesophagus" 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)
