Synonyms & related words for esophagitis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of esophagitis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to esophagitis

Explore words related to esophagitis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include duodenitis, gastritis, enterocolitis, ulcerative, gastroesophageal, proctitis, pneumonitis, colitis. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does esophagitis come from?

The word esophagitis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: eso, from Greek oisein (“to carry”); phag, from Greek phagein (“to eat”); and -itis, from Greek itis (“inflammation”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.