esophageal
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6.5
- adjective
- /ɪˈsɒf.ə.dʒi.əl/
- Specialized
- At 9:28 p.m., another esophageal reflux event takes place, but there is no pharyngeal event.
- esophageal perforation
- esophageal reflux
- esophageal sphincter
Examples
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Well, the common things, you know, oral esophageal and GI problems are very common.
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The classic management strategy for esophageal perforations is aggressive surgical debridement and drainage.
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Foreign object detected, approaching through esophageal passage.
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Algorithm for the conservative management of esophageal perforations in children.
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The bone was removed, the esophageal tear was repaired, and a drain was inserted.
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Ossification of such metastases from esophageal cancer is a rare event.
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If you look into what's going on in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer, exactly the same sort of thing has been documented.
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Do patients with LPR require esophageal screening for esophagitis and other complications?
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Biopsies taken of the distal esophageal mucosa during the endoscopy did not reveal any eosinophilic esophagitis.
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The doctor explained that an esophageal tear could lead to serious complications if not treated promptly.
Compounds
- Specialized
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Stomach acid moving back into the tube between throat and stomach causing heartburn
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Small tubes that carry blood from the tube between the mouth and stomach to larger chest veins
- Specialized
A medical test that takes cells from the food pipe to look at under a microscope
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Esophageal comes from the Greek name for the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach, the esophagus, and the ending -al means 'relating to'. So esophageal simply means 'relating to the esophagus', which is why doctors use it when they talk about swallowing or acid problems in that tube.