OESOPHAGUS (oesophagi)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: oesophagi   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does oesophagus mean? 

• OESOPHAGUS (noun)
  The noun OESOPHAGUS has 1 sense:

1. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

  Familiarity information: OESOPHAGUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OESOPHAGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus

Hypernyms ("oesophagus" is a kind of...):

passage; passageway (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass)

muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)

Meronyms (parts of "oesophagus"):

epicardia (the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach)

cardiac sphincter (the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction)

Holonyms ("oesophagus" is a part of...):

alimentary canal; alimentary tract; digestive tract; digestive tube; gastrointestinal tract; GI tract (tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)