[ noun ] the passage between the pharynx and the stomach <noun.body>
OEsophagus \[OE]*soph"a*gus\, n., OEsophageal \[OE]`so*phag"e*al\, a., etc. Same as {Esophagus}, {Esophageal}, etc.
Esophagus \E*soph"a*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf. Skr. v[=i] to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.] (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of {Digestive apparatus}, under {Digestive}. [Written also {[oe]sophagus}.]
I recognised that home-made feel as it burnt its way down my oesophagus stripping away any form of protective lining it encountered along the way.