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Esophagus
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esophagus /esoph·a·gus/ (e-sof´ah-gus) the musculomembranous passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach.
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Esophagus, comprising cervical, thoracic, and abdominal parts.

e·soph·a·gus or oe·soph·a·gus (-sf-gs)
n. pl. e·soph·a·gi (-j, -g)
The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach, consisting of a cervical part from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet, a thoracic part from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm, and an abdominal part below the diaphragm to the stomach.

e·sopha·geal (-jl) adj.

Esophagus
The tube connecting the throat to the stomach, which is about ten inches long in adults. It is coated with mucus and surrounded by muscles, and pushes food to the stomach by sequential waves of contraction. It functions to transport food from the throat to the stomach and to keep the contents of the stomach in the stomach.

esophagus
(isof´gs),
n the muscular canal extending from the pharynx to the stomach.

esophagus
the musculomembranous passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach, consisting of an outer fibrous coat, a muscular layer (all striated in dogs and ruminants, plus some smooth muscle in cats, pigs and horses), a submucous layer, and an inner mucous membrane. Each end is equipped with a functional sphincter although these are not distinct anatomically.

redundant esophagus
a ventral esophageal deviation at the thoracic inlet. Seen on x-rays, mainly in brachycephalic dogs.

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