esophagus

IPA: ɪsˈɑfʌgʌs

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus [(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.]

Examples of "esophagus" in Sentences

Cancer of the esophagus is a more prevalent disease than is commonly thought.
The esophagus is narrow and suited to small, soft balls of thoroughly chewed food.
The esophagus is the tube that carries food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach.
In 2005, after too many years as a smoker (I had quit in 1976), I was diagnosed with cancer of the esophagus, which is usually fatal.
A barium swallow is a procedure that primarily evaluates your child's esophagus, which is the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.
For example, discomfort from chronic reflux (not necessarily causing vomiting) can result in poor intake because the esophagus is inflamed.
The esophagus is the part through which nourishment proceeds to the gut; so that animals without necks manifestly do not have an esophagus.
_Webs in the upper third of the esophagus_ are best determined by the passage of a large esophagoscope which puts the esophagus on the stretch.
The problem I had with his words and subsequent inability to admit he looked like a jerk and should maybe yank his kneecap out of his esophagus was his position in this community.