Relating to or connected with the esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.
From Greek 'esophagos' (oisophagos), meaning 'gullet,' composed of 'eso-' (carry) and 'phagos' (eat). The suffix '-ean' indicates a relation or belonging to something.
Every time you swallow, your esophagean muscles are performing an incredibly coordinated wave-like motion called peristalsis—so powerful that astronauts can swallow perfectly fine in zero gravity!
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