esophagus
noun
esoph·a·gus
i-ˈsä-fə-gəs 
plural esophagi
i-ˈsä-fə-ˌgī
-ˌjī
-ˌjī
: a muscular tube that conveys food from the mouth to the stomach and that in humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
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However, his ordeal is far from over; due to the buildup of scar tissue, his esophagus is tight.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2 July 2025
From routine scans, however, doctors found a malignant tumor in his esophagus.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Asa has been back and forth from the hospital from November 2023 to this day, undergoing a procedure that stretches his esophagus to make swallowing easier, called esophageal dilation.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Other causes of bad breath can involve the esophagus, stomach, or intestines, requiring medical treatment to resolve.
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—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 2 July 2025
From routine scans, however, doctors found a malignant tumor in his esophagus.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Asa has been back and forth from the hospital from November 2023 to this day, undergoing a procedure that stretches his esophagus to make swallowing easier, called esophageal dilation.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Other causes of bad breath can involve the esophagus, stomach, or intestines, requiring medical treatment to resolve.
1.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Esophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esophagus. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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esophagus
noun
esoph·a·gus
i-ˈsäf-ə-gəs
plural esophagi
-ˌgī
-ˌjī
: a muscular tube that leads from the cavity behind the mouth to the stomach
Medical Definition
esophagus
noun
esoph·a·gus
variants
or chiefly British oesophagus
: a muscular tube that in adult humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach
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