Synonyms & related words for esophagus

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of esophagus. 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 esophagus

Explore words related to esophagus — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include gullet, esophageal, weasand, duodenum, pharynx, pneumogastric, duodena, larynx. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does esophagus come from?

The word esophagus breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root phag-, from Greek phago (“eat”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.