Medical Dictionary
esophagus
noun esoph·a·gus
plural esoph·a·gi \-ˌgī, -ˌjī\
Medical Definition of ESOPHAGUS
: 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
Variants of ESOPHAGUS
esoph·a·gus or chiefly British oe·soph·a·gus \i-ˈsäf-ə-gəs\
Illustration of ESOPHAGUS
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