oesophageal
Americanadjective
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She said her husband, Philip, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and died aged 78 in 2011.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
In 2024, he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and took time off for treatment.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
In 2019 the 60-year-old lost his sister, Harriette, to pancreatic cancer, 20 years after his father-in-law died of oesophageal cancer.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
Holder contracted oesophageal cancer in 2018 and given six months to live - but new chemotherapy treatments helped him fight back.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
A, Brain of Scolopendra. n. ant, Antennal nerves; n. opt, ocular nerves; n. pr. ant, preantennal nerves; oes. comm, oesophageal commissure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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