- esophagus (n.)
- also oesophagus, late 14c., from Greek oisophagos "gullet, passage for food," literally "what carries and eats," from oisein, future infinitive of pherein "to carry" (see infer) + -phagos, from phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). Related: Esophageal.
- oesophagus (n.)
- alternative spelling of esophagus. See oe. Related: Oesophageal.