esophagus
noun
esoph·a·gus
i-ˈsä-fə-gəs 
plural esophagi
i-ˈsä-fə-ˌgī
-ˌjī
-ˌjī
: a muscular tube that conveys food from the mouth to the stomach and that in humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
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The pressure can lead to acid moving up from the stomach and into the esophagus.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
What feels like lung pain may also originate in a nearby structure, such as the chest wall or muscles, heart, or esophagus (food pipe).1
Lung pain may feel like sharp, stabbing sensations that worsen when coughing, sneezing, or taking a deep breath.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Desperately, Teddy tried to find someone to operate with her on Nora’s esophagus, and what were the odds?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Fish that swallow their prey whole tend to wolf them down headfirst, and for sinuous A. japonica, as the eel’s head and upper body is sliding into a predator’s stomach, its tail will often linger in the esophagus.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
What feels like lung pain may also originate in a nearby structure, such as the chest wall or muscles, heart, or esophagus (food pipe).1
Lung pain may feel like sharp, stabbing sensations that worsen when coughing, sneezing, or taking a deep breath.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
Desperately, Teddy tried to find someone to operate with her on Nora’s esophagus, and what were the odds?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Fish that swallow their prey whole tend to wolf them down headfirst, and for sinuous A. japonica, as the eel’s head and upper body is sliding into a predator’s stomach, its tail will often linger in the esophagus.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Esophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esophagus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
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esophagus
noun
esoph·a·gus
i-ˈsäf-ə-gəs
plural esophagi
-ˌgī
-ˌjī
: a muscular tube that leads from the cavity behind the mouth to the stomach
Medical Definition
esophagus
noun
esoph·a·gus
variants
or chiefly British oesophagus
: a muscular tube that in adult humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
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