esophagus

USAGE NOTE
The plural of "esophagus" is "esophagi." This word is spelled "oesophagus" in the United Kingdom.
esophagus
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. l'œsophage
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Can you identify the esophagus on this diagram of the human body?Pouvez-vous identifier l'œsophage sur ce schéma du corps humain ?
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