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esophagus

[ih-sof-uh-guhs, ee-sof-] / ɪˈsɒf ə gəs, iˈsɒf- /
NOUN
gullet
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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

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

In 14-hour shifts, dairy workers pumped gallons of electrolyte-rich fluids into ailing cows through metal tubes inserted into the esophagus.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

However, May tore his esophagus — the muscular tube that passes food from the throat to the stomach — in a non-baseball setting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024

Instead, it has five pseudohearts wrapped around its esophagus.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti