oesophagus

Speech parts

1. oesophagus - Noun

2. oesophagus - Adjective

Meaning

Alt. of Oesophageal

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gullet esophagus gorge maw passage neck crop larynx thorax pharynx esophageal craw throat gula gorget
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Antonyms

munch nibble

Hypernyms

passage musculature passageway muscle system muscular structure

Phrases with the word

Barrett's oesophagus oesophagus-like

Examples

My mother had naturally spiced the pudding with sixpences and threepenny bits, called zacs and trays respectively. Grandpa had collected one of these in the oesophagus. He gave a protracted, strangled gurgle which for a long time we all took to be the beginning of some anecdote. Clive James

Boluses of mucus-trapped food are passed to the mouth which is linked to the anus by a loop consisting of a short oesophagus and longer intestine. Source: Internet

The short oesophagus is lined with cilia that help to move the food to the stomach and mucus produced by glands in the mouth and pharynx eases its passage. Source: Internet

Starfish are mostly carnivorous and have a mouth, oesophagus, two-part stomach, intestine and rectum, with the anus located in the centre of the aboral body surface. Source: Internet

Two sphincters keep the contents of the stomach contained; the lower esophageal sphincter (found in the cardiac region), at the junction of the oesophagus and stomach, and the pyloric sphincter at the junction of the stomach with the duodenum. Source: Internet

They have an oesophagus, a large stomach and a rectum with the anus at the apex of the test. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oesophagostomiasis oesophagostomy oesophagotomy oesophagus-like oesteocalcin oesteoclast