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1. (n.) esophagus
a muscular tube for the passage of food from the pharynx to the stomach; gullet.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < ML isophagus, esophagus < Gk oisophágos gullet)
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1. (noun) esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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1. (noun) ESOPHAGUS
that part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive
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1. ESOPHAGUS
The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
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