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nounthe passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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Definition that contains esophagus
- swallow pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- heartburn a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
- mediastinum the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus
- esophageal relating to the esophagus
- gastroscopy visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
- vagus a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
- esophagitis inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
- gastroesophageal of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus
- oesophagogastric junction the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
- arteria gastrica sinistra a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus