The food goes down into the stomach through the esophagus.
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Esophagus
/ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/
Synonyms for "esophagus" (10 found)
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9 entriesanatomical structuredigestive organgastrointestinal tract componentmuscle systemmuscular structuremusculaturepassagepassagewaytube
More specific
6 entriesBarrett esophagusabdominal esophaguscervical esophagusesophageal canceresophagitisthoracic esophagus
Collocations
6 entriesesophageal biopsyesophageal canceresophagogastric junctiongastroesophageal refluxlower esophagusupper esophagus
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The esophagus is the tube from the mouth to the stomach.
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If you talk while eating, food may go down your windpipe instead of your esophagus.
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Bad, the Warhol-produced film directed by Jed Johnson, playing at the Saxon in the esophagus of the Combat Zone, […]
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