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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Cigarette smoke can cause cancer in nearly every part of the body according to the CDC, including but not limited to the lung, blood, esophagus, colon, kidney, pancreas and bladder.
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Acid reflux occurs when acid flows up from the stomach into the esophagus (food tube) and the mouth.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Epidemiological studies have shown that alcohol is causally linked to cancer of the oral cavity, throat, voice box, esophagus, liver, colon and rectum, and breast.
—Pranoti Mandrekar, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Gastroesophageal reflux disease — commonly known as GERD — occurs when stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus), according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Acid reflux occurs when acid flows up from the stomach into the esophagus (food tube) and the mouth.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Epidemiological studies have shown that alcohol is causally linked to cancer of the oral cavity, throat, voice box, esophagus, liver, colon and rectum, and breast.
—Pranoti Mandrekar, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Gastroesophageal reflux disease — commonly known as GERD — occurs when stomach acid repeatedly flows back into the tube connecting your mouth and stomach (esophagus), according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Esophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esophagus. Accessed 19 Apr. 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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