oesophagus
/iːˈsɒfəɡəs/US/ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/
oesophagus noun: the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
Noun
oesophagus (plural oesophagi or oesophaguses)
- The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- Graham, who lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, donated his oesophagus to the MRC cancer unit at Cambridge University, for research.2013 November 26, John Plunkett, “Rev John Graham, aka crossword setter Araucaria, dies aged 92”, in The Guardian
oesophagus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
oesophagus in Hindi
- the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- ग्रासनली grāsanlī, घेघा gheghā
oesophagus in Tamil
- உணவுக்குழல், அன்னக்குழாய், உணவுக் குழாய், உண்குழல், உணவுக்குழாய், தொண்டைப்பகுதி
oesophagus in Bengali
- the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- গ্রাসনালী অন্ননালী graśnali, ওলকম ōlokom
oesophagus in Malayalam
- the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- അന്നനാളം annanāḷaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- oesophagus in Kannada
- ಅನ್ನನಾಳ, ತಿನಿಸುಗೊಳವೆ, ಆಹಾರನಾಳ, ಉಣ್ಕೊಳವೆ
- oesophagus in Pashto
- مرۍ marᶕy
- oesophagus in Tagalog
- lalaugan, esopago
- oesophagus in Arabic
- مَرِيء marīʔ
- oesophagus in Malay
- esofagus
- oesophagus in Indonesian
- esofagus
- oesophagus in Persian
- مری meri
- oesophagus in Thai
- หลอดอาหาร lɔ̀ɔt-aa-hǎan
- oesophagus in Vietnamese
- thực quản
- oesophagus in Myanmar
- အစာပြွန် a.ca-prwan
Synonyms of oesophagus
Forms of oesophagus
| plural | oesophagi |
|---|---|
| plural | oesophaguses |
| alternative US | esophagus |
| alternative form (dated) | œsophagus |
Origin of oesophagus
From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “to carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “to eat”).
Words formed from oesophagus
Questions about oesophagus
- What does oesophagus mean?
- Oesophagus means the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- What is oesophagus in Hindi?
- Oesophagus in Hindi is ग्रासनली (grāsanlī), घेघा (gheghā). See Oesophagus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oesophagus?
- Oesophagus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oesophagus?
- Oesophagus is pronounced /iːˈsɒfəɡəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oesophagus?
- The plural of oesophagus is oesophagi.
Words near oesophagus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oesophagus (page history and authors); oesophagus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oesophagus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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