esophagus

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esophagus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Esophagus \E*soph"a*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of
     o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf.
     Skr. v[imac] to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.] (Anat.)
     That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the
     stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus,
     under Digestive. [Written also [oe]sophagus.] Esopian

esophagus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  esophagus
      n 1: the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn:
           esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet]