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Oesophagus

//ɪˈsɑfəɡəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

    "Graham, who lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, donated his oesophagus to the MRC cancer unit at Cambridge University, for research."

  2. 2
    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “I carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”).

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