esophagus
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Or she operates the machine as the doctor guides a probe down the esophagus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
Not long after, she went through more procedures: one to amputate her damaged limb and another to cut through her neck to retrieve a fishing hook that had migrated to tissue outside the esophagus.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
NRF2 overactivity plays a major role in chemotherapy resistance in several solid tumors, including cancers of the liver, esophagus and head and neck.
From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025
Dodgers pitcher Dustin May talks about how he sustained a serious tear in his esophagus that derailed his hopes of returning to the mound last season.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025
He doubled over, shuddering and retching, as a dozen fiery snakes seemed to work their way down his esophagus.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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