Associations to the word «Oesophagus»

Wiktionary

OESOPHAGUS, noun. (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
ŒSOPHAGUS, noun. (chiefly British spelling) Obsolete form of oesophagus.

Dictionary definition

OESOPHAGUS, noun. The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats