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Definition of esophagus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

esophagus

noun

NAmE//ɪˈsɑfəɡəs//

(pl. esophagi

NAmE//ɪˈsɑfəˌɡaɪ//

, NAmE//ɪˈsɑfəˌdʒaɪ//

or esophaguses) (anatomy)

the tube through which food passes from the mouth to the stomach synonym gullet

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