esophageal
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of esophageal
1800–10; esophag(us) + -eal, variant of -ial
Example Sentences
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The actor revealed last year that he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal and stomach cancer in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The association was especially strong for breast, colorectal, liver, oral, laryngeal, esophageal and gastric cancers.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
The morning before the House voted on the OBBBA, Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly died from esophageal cancer.
From Slate ● May 24, 2025
The veteran lawmaker, who served as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, was diagnosed last year with esophageal cancer.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
Dysphagia is the medical term for not being able to swallow, and I know that there are two kinds of dysphagia: oropharyngeal and esophageal.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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