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the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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The esophagus (also spelled oesophagus/sophagus), or gullet is the muscular tube in vertebrates through which ingested food passes from the mouth area to the stomach. Food is passed through the esophagus by using the process of peristalsis. ...
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| esophagus |
a tube-shaped canal in the digestive tract, connecting the throat to the stomach
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| esophagus |
The muscular tube for the passage of food from the mouth to the stomach.
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| esophagus |
In nematodes: The portion of the alimentary canal between the buccal capsule, or stoma, and the anterior portion of the intestine. (14)
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