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Alimentarycanal vs Oesophagus - What's the difference?

alimentarycanal | oesophagus |

As a noun oesophagus is

(anatomy) the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

alimentarycanal

Not English

Alimentarycanal has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

oesophagus

English

Alternative forms

* esophagus (US spelling) * (older UK spelling)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

    • Synonyms

    * gullet * weasand

    Derived terms

    * oesophageal * oesophagectomy * oesophagitis

    See also

    * (oesophagus) English nouns with irregular plurals