noun pl. esophagi
the tube through which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach; gullet
Origin:
altered (after ML) < ME ysophagus, OFr ysofague < ML oesophagus < Gr oisophagos, lit., passage for food < oisein, fut. inf. of pherein, to carry (see bear) + phagein, to eat: see -phagous