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The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.

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  1. n. The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.
  2. n. Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions
  3. n. A channel for water.
  4. n. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
  5. n. A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades.
  6. n. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
  7. 1. (Anat.) The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus. 2. Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions; as: (a) A channel for water. (b) (Engin.) A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. (c) A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades.
  8. The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynxto the stomach; the esophagus.
  9. n:100 n the passage between the pharynx and the stomach