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extraesophageal

extraesophageal adjective: outside the esophagus.

Adjective

extraesophageal (not comparable)

  1. Outside the esophagus.
    • Data in adults that corroborate these hypotheses include confirmation of the Th2 reaction histologically, identification of elevation of similar cytokines including eotaxin, and the frequent presence of extraesophageal allergies in patients 13–15.2015 August 20, David A. Katzka, “Recent advances in understanding/managing eosinophilic esophagitis in adults”, in F1000Research, volume 4, →DOI

Origin of extraesophageal

From extra- + esophageal.

Questions about extraesophageal

What does extraesophageal mean?
Extraesophageal means outside the esophagus.
What part of speech is extraesophageal?
Extraesophageal is an adjective.

Words near extraesophageal in the dictionary

  1. extraepiglottic
  2. extraepiphyseal
  3. extraepithelial
  4. extraerythrocyte
  5. extraerythrocytic
  6. extraesophageal
  7. extraessential
  8. extrafacial
  9. extrafamilial
  10. extrafascial
  11. extrafascicular

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