esophageal

English

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Etymology

From Latin oesophāgeus +‎ -al.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˌsɒfəˈd͡ʒiːəl/
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Adjective

esophageal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
    Synonyms: esophagean, esophagic, (rare) esophagical
    • 2015 August 18, Orestis Lyros et al., “Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Activation beyond Robust Nuclear β-Catenin Accumulation in Nondysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus: Regulation via Dickkopf-112”, in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.)‎[1], volume 17, →DOI:
      Recently, activation of Wnt signaling has been reported efficient for intestinalization of human esophageal keratinocytes in vitro [20].

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References

  1. ^ “oesophageal | esophageal, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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