oesophagus
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of oesophagus
C16: via New Latin from Greek oisophagos, from oisein, future infinitive of pherein to carry + -phagos, from phagein to eat
Example Sentences
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Experts say the breakthrough, reported in the journal Nature Biotechnology, offers real hope to patients like two-year-old Casey Mcintyre, who was born with 11cm missing from his oesophagus.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
It is designed to grow with the children as their oesophagus gets bigger and longer.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
She now has cirrhosis of the liver and varices - enlarged blood vessels in the oesophagus that make swallowing hard.
From BBC ● May 9, 2024
Further tests showed Robert had primary cancer of the oesophagus, along with MSCC.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
Right now, Miss Katastrophe was examining Salim’s camera and I swallowed the hot huffy feeling I had back down my oesophagus.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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