noun
- plural form of esophagus; the muscular tubes that connect the throat to the stomach
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The surgeon examined both patients’ esophagi during the procedure.
- Cancer can affect the esophagi of multiple family members.
- The medical students studied cross-sections of human esophagi.
- Acid reflux can damage the lining of the esophagi.
- The comparative anatomy class compared mammalian esophagi.
- Endoscopic examination revealed inflammation in both esophagi.