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esophagitis

esophagitis

1 8.1
Swelling of the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach, causing pain when swallowing
  • noun
  • /ɪˌsɑfəˈdʒaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : esofagitis
  • Biopsy analysis of the esophageal mucosa specimen reveals a high number of eosinophils/hpf (arrows), a finding consistent with eosinophilic esophagitis (H&E; original magnification x 200).
  • eosinophilic esophagitis
  • esophagitis in adults

There are conditions, Quick example is eosinophilic esophagitis.

Examples

  • However, the pathologic features intrinsic in eosinophilic esophagitis do not respond to acid-suppression treatment.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Most LPR patients do not have esophagitis, which is the diagnostic sine qua non of GERD.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Eosinophilic esophagitis is an increasingly recognized disorder in the adult population.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In 1935, Winkelstein first described peptic esophagitis in adults.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Do patients with LPR require esophageal screening for esophagitis and other complications?

    Academic text (2002)

  • But the reason LPR patients were upright refluxers without heartburn or esophagitis was still unknown.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Biopsies taken of the distal esophageal mucosa during the endoscopy did not reveal any eosinophilic esophagitis.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Esophageal biopsy demonstrated up to 80 eosinophils per high-power field (HPF), a finding that is consistent with eosinophilic esophagitis (Figure 2).

    Academic text (2009)

  • LPR patients have predominantly upright (daytime) reflux and normal esophageal motility; most do not have esophagitis, which is the diagnostic sine qua non of GERD.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The doctor explained that his symptoms were due to esophagitis, an inflammation of the esophagus.

How Inflamed

necrotizing enterocolitis
  • Specialized
9.1
esophagitis
  • Specialized
1 8.1
irritation
21 3.2

Surface Forms

esophagitis singular
esophagitises plural

Morphology

esophagitis = esophagus (semi-transparent) = esophag + itis

Formed by the organ name 'esophagus' plus the medical suffix '-itis' meaning inflammation; the medical suffix may be unknown to many learners, so the meaning is not fully obvious to a general B1 learner.

Etymology

Esophagitis comes from esophagus, the 'food tube' that carries food from your mouth to your stomach, and the ending -itis, which means 'inflammation' and appears in common illness names like tonsillitis. So, esophagitis is the 'inflammation' of the esophagus, meaning the food tube is swollen or painful.