noun
- plural of esophagus; the muscular tubes that connect the throat to the stomach in humans and animals
Usage: medical/anatomical term
Examples
- The surgeon examined both patients’ esophaguses for signs of damage.
- Birds have esophaguses that can expand to store food temporarily.
- The medical textbook showed diagrams of healthy and diseased esophaguses.
- Acid reflux can cause inflammation in the esophaguses of affected individuals.
- The veterinarian compared the esophaguses of different animal species.
- Cancer can develop in the esophaguses of people who smoke heavily.