esophagean

adjective

esoph·​a·​ge·​an

variants or less commonly oesophagean

ə̇¦säfə¦jēən,

e¦s-,

¦ēˌs- sometimes ¦ēsə¦faj(ē)ən

: esophageal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin esophagus, oesophagus + English -ean

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