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oesophageal

[ ih-sof-uh-jee-uhl, ee-suh-faj-ee-uhl ]

/ ɪˌsɒf əˈdʒi əl, ˌi səˈfædʒ i əl /

adjective

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OTHER WORDS FROM oesophageal

pre·oe·soph·a·ge·al, adjectivesub·oe·soph·a·ge·al, adjective

Words nearby oesophageal

o'er, oersted, Oerter, OES, Oesel, oesophageal, oesophagoscope, oesophagus, oestradiol, oestrid, oestrin

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Example sentences from the Web for oesophageal

The centres for the antennal nerves form ganglionic swellings on the oesophageal connectives.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
OEsophageal lobes: form posterior portion of brain or tritocerebrum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
A non-malignant ulceration may result which later leads on to an oesophageal stricture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various
The passage of oesophageal bougies or the stomach-tube into the oesophagus will often reveal the point of stricture.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

The trouble in deglutition proved to be due to an oesophageal narrowing.
Fat and Blood|S. Weir Mitchell

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