Esophagus vs Oesophagus – What’s the difference?

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Esophagus vs Oesophagus - What's the difference?
Esophagus is an alternative form of oesophagus. As nouns the difference between esophagus and oesophagus is that esophagus is (us) (oesophagus) while oesophagus is (anatomy) the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

esophagus

English

Noun

(esophagi)

  • (US)

    • Derived terms

    * Barrett’s esophagus
    English nouns with irregular plurals

    oesophagus

    English

    Alternative forms

    * esophagus (US spelling)
    * (older UK spelling)

    Noun

    (en-noun)

  • (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

    • Synonyms

    * gullet
    * weasand

    Derived terms

    * oesophageal
    * oesophagectomy
    * oesophagitis

    See also

    * (oesophagus)
    English nouns with irregular plurals

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