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Esophagus

The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English) (/iːˈsɒfəɡəs, ɪ-/ ⓘ) is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. The esophagus is a fibromuscular tube, about 25 cm (10 in) long in adult humans, that travels behind the trachea and heart, passes through the…

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Artery
Esophageal arteries
FMA
7131
Greek
οἰσοφάγος
Latin
oesophagus
MeSH
D004947
Nerve
Sympathetic trunk, vagus

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Esophagus

Nodes252
Edges251
Triples156
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007937
Components1

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Esophagus

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related to history · 17
Esophagus → AD23, AD79, British English, By, Czerny, Elder, Galen, Greek, Hippocrates, In, It, Its, Pliny, Roman, The, Theodore Billroth, Voeckler
related to Cancer · 12
Esophagus → As, Barrett's, China, Esophageal, In, Inserting, Iran, Squamous, The, There, This, When
related to Gene and protein expression · 10
Esophagus → About, KRT13, KRT4, KRT6C, Many, MUC21, MUC22, Other, Some, The
related to Malformations · 10
Esophagus → Both, Esophageal, Half, Other, Plummer-Vinson, Schatzki, Strictures, The, These, Two
related to Inflammation · 8
Esophagus → As, Candida, Esophageal, Esophagitis, Inflammation, Reflux, Th2-mediated, There
related to Structure · 8
Esophagus → All, In, It, Lymphatically, Many, The, There, This
related to Swallowing · 8
Esophagus → After, Along, At, Food, Peristaltic, The, These, When
related to Development · 7
Esophagus → Both, During, In, It, Over, Sections, The
related to Motility disorders · 7
Esophagus → Achalasia, CREST, Diffuse, Sclerosis, Several, Such, This
related to Varices · 7
Esophagus → Because, Esophageal, IV, These, This, To, Veins

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stomach esophageal may lower also sphincter food upper muscle gastric part reflux blood nerve swallowing cancer two passes smooth vagus

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EsophagusArteryEsophageal arteries1.00infobox
EsophagusFMA71311.00infobox
EsophagusGreekοἰσοφάγος1.00infobox
EsophagusLatinoesophagus1.00infobox
EsophagusMeSHD0049471.00infobox
EsophagusNerveSympathetic trunk, vagus1.00infobox
EsophagusPrecursorForegut1.00infobox
EsophagusSystemDigestive system1.00infobox
EsophagusTA228871.00infobox
EsophagusTA98A05.4.01.0011.00infobox
EsophagusVeinEsophageal veins1.00infobox
Esophagusis afibromuscular tube0.90text
Esophagusis aadventitia in most of its length0.90text

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