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A poo gushes out from this part of the digestive system
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oesophagus
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Word definitions for oesophagus in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE distal ▪ These effects of cisapride were confined to the mid and distal oesophagus . ▪ These contraction sequences were associated with long periods of increased baseline pressure in the distal oesophagus . ▪ Several ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
alternative spelling of esophagus . See oe . Related: Oesophageal .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: esophagus , gorge , gullet ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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; ...
Usage examples of oesophagus.
Maguire choked on it, but Ronnie snaked on, past his protesting epiglottis, forging a rough way down his oesophagus into Maguire's stomach.
Nausea, maybe, diarrhoea, dizziness, tinnitusthat's ringing in the earsbreathing difficulties, gastric haemorrhages, oedema of gastric mucosa, possible rupture of the oesophagus.
Nausea, maybe, diarrhoea, dizziness, tinnitus-that's ringing in the ears-breathing difficulties, gastric haemorrhages, oedema of gastric mucosa, possible rupture of the oesophagus.