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oesophagus

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10 lettersPronunciation /iːˈsɒfəɡəs/Part of speech nounSorted aeghoopssuStarts with OEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Word origin

From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “to carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “to ate”).

Used in a sentence

  • Graham, who lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, donated his oesophagus to the MRC cancer unit at Cambridge University, for research.

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