Look up: oesophagus


  1. oesophagus
    Muscular tube through which food travels from the mouth to the stomach. The human oesophagus is about 23 cm/9 in long. It extends downwards from the pharynx, immediately behind the windpipe. It is lined with a mucous membrane made of epithelial cells (see epithelium), which secretes lubricant flu......
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  2. Oesophagus
    the gullet
    Found op http://australianmuseum.net.au/Glossary-of-fish-terms

  3. Oesophagus
    The part of the alimentary canal that connects the mouth with the intestinal tract.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. Oesophagus
    The muscle-walled tube, sometimes called the gullet, which connects the back of the mouth to the stomach.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20560

  5. Oesophagus
    (Gullet) Tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=o

  6. Oesophagus
    a tube-shaped canal in the digestive tract, connecting the throat to the stomach
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=O

  7. oesophagus
    The gullet. A pipe leading from the mouth to stomach.
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  8. Oesophagus
    The part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach (gullet).
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf



  1. Oesophagus
    Oesophagus: Alternate spelling for esophagus. The British have an oesophagus while Americans have an esophagus. But on both sides of the Atlantic it is known as the swallowing tube. Inflammation of this organ is known as esophagitis or oesophagitis:
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4621

  2. OEsophagus
    OE·soph'a·gus noun , OE`so*phag'e*al adjective , etc. Same as Esophagus , Esophageal , etc.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/13

  3. oesophagus
    A long hollow muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?oesophagus

  4. Oesophagus
    • (a.) Alt. of Oesophageal
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  5. Oesophagus
    The oesophagus is the region of the alimentary canal following the pharynx. The walls of the
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EO.HTM

  6. oesophagus
    Greek = gullet (passage from pharynx to stomach); adjective - oesophageal.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  7. Oesophagus
    The gullet, or food pipe.
    Found op http://www.patientinfo.selcn.nhs.uk/glossary?startswith=O

  8. oesophagus
    1) Esophagus 2) Gorge 3) Gullet 4) Muscle system 5) Muscular structure 6) Musculature 7) Passage 8) Passageway 9) The gullet
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/oesophagus/1

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