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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 the U.S., the most common form of the cancer begins at the base of the esophagus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

The syndrome is caused by a quirk in the muscle that acts as the gatekeeper to the esophagus, the roughly 10-inch-long muscular tube that moves food between the throat and the stomach.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024

It felt like napalm flushing down my esophagus.

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




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