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Oesophagus

noun
(pl. oesophagi, oesophaguses)
1.
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.  Synonyms: esophagus, gorge, gullet.





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"Oesophagus" Quotes from Famous Books



... what 'twas made of, he actually found it Composed of all possible cookable things That e'er tript upon trotters or soared upon wings— All products of earth, both gramineous, herbaceous, Hordeaceous, fabaceous and eke farinaceous, All clubbing their quotas, to glut the oesophagus Of this ever greedy and grasping Tithophagus.[2] "Admire," exclaimed Tomkins. "the kind dispensation "By Providence shed on this much-favored nation, "In sweeping so ravenous a race from the earth, "That might ...
— The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore • Thomas Moore et al


Words linked to "Oesophagus" :   gastrointestinal tract, epicardia, musculature, alimentary tract, muscular structure, muscle system, gullet, alimentary canal, digestive tube, GI tract, cardiac sphincter, digestive tract, passageway, passage


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