ESOPHAGEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does esophageal mean? 

• ESOPHAGEAL (adjective)
  The adjective ESOPHAGEAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to the esophagus

  Familiarity information: ESOPHAGEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESOPHAGEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to the esophagus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

esophagus (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)

Derivation:

esophagus (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)

 Context examples 

Mutations in this gene are associated with Barrett esophagus/esophageal adenocarcinoma.

(CTHRC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Polymorphisms within this gene are associated with increased risk of esophageal cancer.

(CYP2E1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of this gene may be associated with both colorectal and esophageal carcinomas.

(DCC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A variant of systemic sclerosis characterized by calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal motility disorders, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia.

(CREST Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers found that the protein, SPINK7, was nearly absent in esophageal biopsies taken from adults and children with active EoE but was prevalent in biopsies from healthy people.

(Eosinophilic esophagitis may be due to missing protein, National Institutes of Health)

The CISNET is now studying breast, colorectal, esophageal, lung, and prostate cancers.

(CISNET, NCI Dictionary)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays an oncogenic role in hepatocellular, breast, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, prostatic and squamous cell carcinomas, glioblastoma and glioma.

(MIR21 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also used with radiation therapy to treat esophageal cancer and stomach cancer.

(de Gramont regimen, NCI Dictionary)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with development of esophageal cancer.

(MIR196A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Esomeprazole magnesium is being studied in the prevention of esophageal cancer and in the treatment of other conditions, including side effects of chemotherapy.

(Esomeprazole magnesium, NCI Dictionary)