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
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It is designed to grow with the children as their oesophagus gets bigger and longer.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
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
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
He was told he had cancer in his oesophagus, liver and spleen on 5 October.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
You have to shut your eyes because it makes a strange feeling go up your oesophagus.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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