Meaning

1 senses
  1. The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

    Speiseröhre, Ösophagus

    пищево́дpiščevód

    стравохі́дstravoxíd

    the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Examples

3 sentences
  1. It's not my oesophagus. I had it checked.

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  2. Heartburn occurs when acid from the stomach gets into the oesophagus.

    ruИзжога появляется, когда кислота из желудка попадает в пищевод.

    deSodbrennen entsteht, wenn Säure aus dem Magen in die Speiseröhre gelangt.

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  3. Heartburn is caused by acid from the stomach getting into the oesophagus.

    ruИзжога вызывается кислотой, попадающей из желудка в пищевод.

    deSodbrennen entsteht, wenn Säure aus dem Magen in die Speiseröhre gelangt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach:
Русский
By meaning 1
the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach:

Origin

From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “

From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “to carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “to eat”).

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Forms

plural: oesophagi / oesophaguses

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
oesophagus — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto