esophageal

[ih-sof-uh-jee-uhl, ee-suh-faj-ee-uhl]

e·soph·a·ge·al

[ih-sof-uh-jee-uhl, ee-suh-faj-ee-uhl]
adjective
pertaining to the esophagus.

Origin:
1800–10; esophag(us) + -eal, variant of -ial

post·e·soph·a·ge·al, adjective
pre·e·soph·a·ge·al, adjective
sub·e·soph·a·ge·al, adjective
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Esophageal has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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World English Dictionary
oesophagus or esophagus (iːˈsɒfəɡəs)
 
n , pl -gi
the part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; gullet
 
[C16: via New Latin from Greek oisophagos, from oisein, future infinitive of pherein to carry + -phagos, from phagein to eat]
 
esophagus or esophagus (iːˈsɒfəɡəs, -ˌɡaɪ)
 
n
 
[C16: via New Latin from Greek oisophagos, from oisein, future infinitive of pherein to carry + -phagos, from phagein to eat]
 
oesophageal or esophagus
 
adj
 
esophageal or esophagus
 
adj

esophagus (iːˈsɒfəɡəs)
 
n , pl -gi, -guses
the US spelling of oesophagus
 
esophageal
 
adj

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