LP29941-9
Esophagus
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Descriptions
The esophagus (also spelled oesophagus), or gullet is the muscular tube in vertebrates through which ingested food passes from the mouth area to the stomach. The esophagus is continuous with the laryngeal part of the pharynx at the level of the C6 vertebra. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Esophagus (Wikipedia)
The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Esophagus
- Part Display Name
- Esophagus
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2002-07-29
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Esoph
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Пищевод |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 食管 Synonyms: 食道 |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Esofago |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Esófago |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Oesophage |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Οισοφάγος Synonyms: Οισοφάγος |
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