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oesophagus

/ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/

noun
- 1. the part of the alimentary canal which connects the throat to the stomach. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
Word Origin late Middle English: modern Latin, from Greek oisophagos.
Scrabble Points: 16
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Esophagus
Vertebrate organ through which food passes to the stomach
The esophagus, oesophagus, or œsophagus all ; pl.:sophagi orsophaguses), colloquially known also as the food pipe, food tube, or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. The esophagus is a fibromuscular tube, about 25 cm (10 in) long in adults, that travels behind the trachea and heart, passes through the diap... Wikipedia
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