Oesophagus synonyms

ĭ-sŏf'ə-gəs

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esophagus (related)
(US) Alternative spelling of oesophagus.
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gorge
A deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides; a ravine.
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gullet
A channel for water.
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trachea (related)
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duodenum (related)
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bronchus (related)
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rectum (related)
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small-intestine (related)
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nasal-cavity (related)
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pharynx (related)
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caecum (related)
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nasopharynx (related)
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jejunum (related)
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urethra (related)
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oropharynx (related)
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aorta (related)
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ureter (related)
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Find another word for oesophagus. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for oesophagus, like: esophagus, gorge, gullet, trachea, duodenum, bronchus, rectum, small-intestine, nasal-cavity, pharynx and caecum.
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Oesophagus Sentence Examples

  • Pharynx and oesophagus are concealed in the head.

  • A buccal cavity, a pharynx, an oesophagus and an intestine are always distinguishable.

  • In medicine, nitric acid is used externally in a pure state as a caustic to destroy chancres, warts and phagadenic ulcers; and diluted preparations are employed in the treatment of dyspepsia, &c. Poisoning by strong nitric acid produces a widespread gastroenteritis, burning pain in the oesophagus and abdomen and bloody diarrhoea.

  • A so-called heart lies on the dorsal surface of the oesophagus; it is closed behind, but in front it opens into a circumoesophageal ring, which gives off vessels into the lophophore and tentacles.

  • The cavities of the hollow tentacles open into a circular canal which surrounds the oesophagus at the base of the lophophore.

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