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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But what about the heart, lungs, larynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines and kidneys?
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More than 65 million Americans are affected by the chronic condition, in which stomach acid flows into the esophagus, causing irritation and heartburn, among other symptoms.
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Acid reflux is a condition where stomach contents, including acid, flow back up into the esophagus.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
But what about the heart, lungs, larynx, esophagus, stomach, intestines and kidneys?
—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
More than 65 million Americans are affected by the chronic condition, in which stomach acid flows into the esophagus, causing irritation and heartburn, among other symptoms.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Acid reflux is a condition where stomach contents, including acid, flow back up into the esophagus.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Esophagus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esophagus. Accessed 2 May. 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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