For Esophagus we have terms and definitions in 13 topics. The topics are Biology, Cancer, Health, Horse Health, Huntingtons Disease, Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di, Medical, Naturopathic, Quitting Smoking, Science, Surgery, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Esophagus (Biology)

1. A thick-walled muscular tube located behind the windpipe that extends through the neck and chest to the stomach.

Esophagus (Cancer)

The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach..

Esophagus (Health)

Muscular tube that begins at the back of the throat, passes through the neck and chest, and enters the stomach at the gastroesophageal junction just below the diaphragm

Esophagus (Horse Health)

The muscular tube extending from the pharynx (back of the mouth) to the stomach

Esophagus (Huntingtons Disease)

A muscular tube that is about nine inches long and carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Also known as the windpipe.

Esophagus (Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di)

Organ that connects the mouth to the stomach.

Esophagus (Medical)

A tube-shaped canal in the digestive tract, connecting the throat to the stomach

Esophagus (Naturopathic)

The dense, muscular tube, 9 to 10 inches long, that extends from the back of the throat (pharynx) to the stomach.

Esophagus (Quitting Smoking)

The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach. The esophagus lies between the trachea (windpipe) and the spine. It passes down the neck, pierces the diaphragm just to the left of the midline, and joins the cardiac (upper) end of the stomach. In an adult, the esophagus is about 25 centimeters (10 inches) long. When a person swallows, the muscular walls of the esophagus contract to push food down into the stomach. Glands in the lining of the esophagus produce mucus, which keeps the passageway moist and facilitates swallowing. Also known as the gullet or swallowing tube. From the Greek oisophagos, from oisein meaning to bear or carry + phagein, to eat.

Esophagus (Science)

A muscular canal extending from the pharynx to the stomach; essential for carrying swallowed food and liquids from the mouth to the stomach

Esophagus (Surgery)

The muscular canal that runs from the voice box to the stomach.

Esophagus (Women's Health)

Tube that connects the throat with the stomach.

Esophagus (Womens Health)

Tube that connects the throat with the stomach.

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