oesophagus

/ iːˈsɒfəɡəs; iːˌsɒfəˈdʒiːəl /

noun

C16: via New Latin from Greek oisophagos, from oisein, future infinitive of pherein to carry + -phagos, from phagein to eat

The oesophagus was entirely severed and the thorax nearly so.

In 1858 he performed practically the first gastrostomy in England for a case of cancer of the oesophagus.

As in the case of the pharynx, the lateral diameter of the oesophagus is generally greater than the dorso-ventral diameter.

The anterior end of the oesophagus, oe, is in contact with the extreme postero-ventral wall of the pharynx.

The anterior end of the oesophagus is suddenly constricted so that the actual opening closed by this partition is not large.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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