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oesophagus
/ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/
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What does oesophagus mean?
noun
- The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
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It seems occasionally to take a dislike to its assigned residence, and wanders into the oesophagus, but rarely into the larger intestines.
Mr. Owen informs me that a part of the oesophagus is so constructed that nothing much larger than a crowquill can be passed down.
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The blood, blubber, intestines, even the hide, the undigested contents of the stomach, and the softer bones, as well as the oesophagus and windpipe, are all eaten, raw or cooked.
This is applied closely to the skin, a puncture is made with the lancets, and the blood then sucked through between these into the oesophagus, the circular spot which results coinciding with the shape of the lips.
Cattle frequently become choked on pieces of such food as roots and apples that are too large to readily pass down the oesophagus.