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De - Pt| English Dictionary: esophagus | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for esophagus | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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[c6] 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 {[d2]sophagus}.] | |
