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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To create new food pipes, scientists took a donor pig's oesophagus and stripped it of its cells, while keeping the underlying support structure intact.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Alongside pancreatic cancer, the study says these include oesophagus, stomach and lung cancers, which all still have 10-year survival rates below 20%, after only a small amount of progress since the 1970s.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2025
It also affects his internal skin, causing his mouth and oesophagus to blister and making eating and swallowing painful.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
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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