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What is an oesophagus?

What is an oesophagus? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
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Target organs in this respect include nasal or oral cavity, lung, oesophagus, stomach mucosa, duodenum or skin.
It's the gullet or oesophagus, the corridor passing from the mouth to the stomach.
Barrett's mucosa was reported if glandular mucosa was present in a biopsy sample from the oesophagus.
Cancer in the upper part of the oesophagus is called squamous cell carcinoma.
There is a possibility that the oesophagus, stomach or intestine may be damaged or, in rare and extreme cases, perforated during the procedure.
When you swallow, it can feel as though food is stuck in your gullet, as the muscles of the oesophagus try to push it past the tumour.

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