oesophagi
Throats to stomachs
Oesophagi is the plural of oesophagus, the muscular tube connecting the throat to the stomach through which food passes after swallowing.
This British spelling corresponds to American "esophagi." The word appears mainly in medical and anatomical contexts: The surgeon had operated on dozens of oesophagi over her career.
Throat or food passage
- food pipeTube carrying swallowed material
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- passageSegment of text
- pharynxMuscular throat cavity
stomach · trachea · sphincter · mucosa · epiglottis · larynx · throat · windpipe
Act of swallowing
- bolusChewed food mass
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- contractionReduction in size
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
motility · mastication · ingestion · gulp · chyme · wave · sequential · coordination
Chronic digestive disorder
- refluxBackward liquid movement
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
achalasia · ulcer · cancer · adenocarcinoma · hiatal hernia · perforation · rupture · eosinophilic
Internal organ examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- manometryMeasuring pressure in fluids
- barium swallowRadiological gastrointestinal examination
- dilationWidening of an opening
stent · gastroscopy · imaging · fluoroscopy · bougie · ablation
gullet
Throat or food passage
pharynx · stomach · trachea · sphincter · mucosa · epiglottis · larynx · throat · windpipe · upper
deglutition
Act of swallowing
- bolusChewed food mass
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- contractionReduction in size
propulsion · motility · mastication · ingestion · gulp · chyme · wave · sequential · coordination · smooth muscle
GERD
Chronic digestive disorder
dysphagia · achalasia · ulcer · cancer · adenocarcinoma · hiatal hernia · perforation · rupture · eosinophilic
endoscopy
Internal organ examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- manometryMeasuring pressure in fluids
- barium swallowRadiological gastrointestinal examination
dilation · stent · gastroscopy · imaging · fluoroscopy · bougie · ablation