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oesophagus

Identification
Official Latin term oesophagus
Official subsidiary term oesophagus
Unit identifier TAH:U2509
Unit type single
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit oesophagus
Links of entity generic: oesophagus
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links Gray 1918 TA98 FMA PubMed Wikipedia KenHub AnatoNomina IMAIOS
Partonomic links Level 2: oesophagus
Taxonomic links Level 1: organum Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: organum cum cavitam
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the musculomembranous passage extending from the pharynx to the stomach.
Spatial definition Global location is thoracic cavity. It is a vertical conduit starting at the bottom of the pharynx up to the cardiac orifice of the stomach, crossing distally the diaphragma. It extends from C5 to T10. It is aligned with aorta. It is adjacent to heart in its middle part and liver in its distal part.
Functional definition Within the gastrointestinal tract one function of the oesophasus is the transport of the alimentary bolus from the bottom of the pharynx to the stomach through reflex muscular contractions named peristaltism.
Physical definition Length: 25-30 cm. General diameter: 2 cm. Constriction diameter: >1.4 cm.
THIS oesophagus
Genus THIS isa organ with cavity
Defining property 1 THIS isTractSegmentof ( gastrointestinal tract, initial )
Autogenerated definition A oesophagus is a organ with cavity [organum cum cavitam] which is initial segment of gastrointestinal tract [tractus gastrointestinalis]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U2275
systema digestorium SOS
TAH:U2509 oesophagus SOS
Total
19 children
Taxonomy
Date: 23.10.2025