esophageal

IPA: ɪsˈɑfʌgʌɫ

Examples of "esophageal" in Sentences

Daniela Cruz was born Nov. 4 with a congenital birth defect called esophageal atresia.
About 7 million Americans have a serious form of chronic heartburn called esophageal reflux.
Cancer of the esophagus, also known as esophageal cancer, starts from its inner layer and grows outward on a deadly course.
I'd heard of this -- a condition called esophageal obstruction but commonly referred to as "choke" -- but I'd never seen it.
These enlarged veins, called esophageal varices, are thin and can break open, resulting in serious, and potentially fatal, bleeding.
They identified mutant genes in patients with a form of esophageal cancer known as esophageal adenocarcinoma EAC and a precancerous condition called Barrett's esophagus.
This gap is called the esophageal hiatus, and it allows the esophagus (the tube food goes down when you swallow) to pass from your thoracic cavity (lung area) to your abdomen (stomach area).
Woest, 58, who works as a volunteer for the Cancer Association in Pretoria, will speak to the health portfolio committee using a technique known as esophageal speech, which he describes as gulping in air and "letting it come out like a burp".