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oesophageal

American  
[ih-sof-uh-jee-uhl, ee-suh-faj-ee-uhl] / ɪˌsɒf əˈdʒi əl, ˌi səˈfædʒ i əl /

adjective

  1. esophageal.


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Symptoms of oesophageal cancer can include heartburn, indigestion or a pain in your throat or chest, along with weight loss.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Squamous cell oesophageal cancer is rare, affecting a few thousand people a year.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lead researcher Dr Keren Papier said research in South America - where many people drink a very hot herbal beverage called mate - had already shown a similar link between hot drinks and oesophageal cancer.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

She said her husband, Philip, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and died aged 78 in 2011.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

The alimentary canal is simple and a gizzard or oesophageal diverticula rarely developed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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