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Stage 1 of 2
oisophagos
Greek · ancient
"the food-carrying tube"
literally that which carries what is eaten, from oisein (to carry) and phagein (to eat)
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Stage 2 of 2
esophagus
English · 1300s
"the tube connecting the throat to the stomach"
settled as the medical word for the tube from throat to stomach
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