How do you use Oesophagus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like esophagus or gorge, plus the exact meaning.
Oesophagus in a sentence
Oesophagus meaning
The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
Synonyms of Oesophagus
Using Oesophagus
- The main meaning on this page is: The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- Useful related words include: esophagus, gorge, gullet, passage.
- In the example corpus, oesophagus often appears in combinations such as: the oesophagus, oesophagus and, oesophagus of.
Context around Oesophagus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oesophagus
- In this selection, "oesophagus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mouth, short, ruptured, indicates, making and two stand out and add context to how "oesophagus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mouth oesophagus two part and a ruptured oesophagus in 2000. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oesophagus" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oesophagus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Norma said: “Bill had a ruptured oesophagus in 2000 but he fought back. (13 words)
The cancer can narrow the oesophagus, making it difficult for food to pass down. (14 words)
Atiku thus, literally held the oesophagus of death the grim reaper and deflated the balloon of its hubris. (18 words)
Two sphincters keep the contents of the stomach contained; the lower esophageal sphincter (found in the cardiac region), at the junction of the oesophagus and stomach, and the pyloric sphincter at the junction of the stomach with the duodenum. (39 words)
The short oesophagus is lined with cilia that help to move the food to the stomach and mucus produced by glands in the mouth and pharynx eases its passage. (29 words)
Compounding the health issues, sodium hydroxide is soluble when it comes into contact with water, so the pair could be left with burnt lips, mouth, oesophagus and stomach. (28 words)
Example sentences (16)
Atiku thus, literally held the oesophagus of death the grim reaper and deflated the balloon of its hubris.
Compounding the health issues, sodium hydroxide is soluble when it comes into contact with water, so the pair could be left with burnt lips, mouth, oesophagus and stomach.
Taste receptors, meanwhile, coat our tongues, the inside of our cheeks and the very top of the oesophagus.
Cancer Research UK explains that Barrett's oesophagus indicates a transformation in some cells within the lining of the food pipe.
This happens because a valve called sphincter at the bottom of the oesophagus, which links it to the stomach, becomes weak.
Norma said: “Bill had a ruptured oesophagus in 2000 but he fought back.
The cancer can narrow the oesophagus, making it difficult for food to pass down.
The notorious Australian serial killer died at Long Bay Hospital early this morning after a battle with oesophagus and stomach cancer.
For five of these cancer types — ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas and oesophagus — there are no screening tests available for people of average risk.
However, it also causes cancer of the membranous cavity of the alimentary canal leading to the larynx and oesophagus, as well as cancer of the tonsils and anus.
It had cut through to the thyroid gland and there was a suspicion of damage to the oesophagus.
Boluses of mucus-trapped food are passed to the mouth which is linked to the anus by a loop consisting of a short oesophagus and longer intestine.
Starfish are mostly carnivorous and have a mouth, oesophagus, two-part stomach, intestine and rectum, with the anus located in the centre of the aboral body surface.
The short oesophagus is lined with cilia that help to move the food to the stomach and mucus produced by glands in the mouth and pharynx eases its passage.
They have an oesophagus, a large stomach and a rectum with the anus at the apex of the test.
Two sphincters keep the contents of the stomach contained; the lower esophageal sphincter (found in the cardiac region), at the junction of the oesophagus and stomach, and the pyloric sphincter at the junction of the stomach with the duodenum.
Common combinations with oesophagus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: