Esophagus

Pronunciation

Definition 1

The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25 cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; thoracic part, from thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach. (NCI Thesaurus)

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