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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

Approximately 600 times a day, the esophagus ferries whatever is in your mouth down to your stomach.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

That’s when doctors discover a tumor that has grown into the walls of the esophagus, and likely beyond.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

It felt like napalm flushing down my esophagus.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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