esophageal

English

Alternative forms

• oesophageal (UK)
• œsophageal (UK, dated)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˌsɒfəˈd͡ʒiːəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

esophageal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the esophagus.

   Synonyms: esophagean, esophagic, (rare) esophagical

Derived terms

• cervicoesophageal
• circumesophageal
• endoesophageal
• esophageal cancer
• esophageal ulcer
• extraesophageal
• gastroesophageal
• hepatoesophageal
• lower esophageal sphincter
• midesophageal
• nonesophageal
• oropharyngoesophageal
• paraesophageal
• periesophageal
• pharyngoesophageal
• postesophageal
• retroesophageal
• subesophageal
• supraesophageal
• tracheoesophageal
• transesophageal
• upper esophageal sphincter

 

Translations

pertaining to the esophagus

• Catalan: esofàgic
• Czech: jícnový (cs)
• Esperanto: ezofaga
• French: œsophagien (fr)
• Galician: esofáxico
• German: ösophageal, Speiseröhren-, Ösophagus-
• Icelandic: vélindis- (is)
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• Irish: éasafagach
• Italian: esofageo (it)
• Portuguese: esofágico, esofagiano
• Spanish: esofágico (es)
• Russian: пищеводный (ru) (piščevodnyj)
• Volapük: söofik
• Welsh: sefnigol, esoffagaidd