Hypertext Webster Gateway: "esophagus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Esophagus \E*soph"a*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of
o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf.
Skr. v[=i] to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.] (Anat.)
That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the
stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of {Digestive apparatus},
under {Digestive}. [Written also {[oe]sophagus}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
esophagus
n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {oesophagus},
{gorge}, {gullet}]
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