Meanings
adjectiveesophageal (not comparable)
alternative UK oesophageal · alternative UK dated œsophageal
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the esophagus.
Recently, activation of Wnt signaling has been reported efficient for intestinalization of human esophageal keratinocytes in vitro [20].
2015 August 18, Orestis Lyros et al., “Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Activation beyond Robust Nuclear β-Catenin Accumulation in Nondysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus: Regulation via Dickkopf-112”, in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), volume 17, →DOISynonyms: esophagean, esophagic, esophagical
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to the esophagus.
Also see
Origin
From Latin oesophāgeus + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan esofàgic
- esofàgicpertaining to the esophagus
Czech jícnový
- jícnovýpertaining to the esophagus
Esperanto ezofaga
- ezofagapertaining to the esophagus
Finnish esofageaalinen, ruokatorvi-
- esofageaalinenpertaining to the esophagus
- ruokatorvi-pertaining to the esophagus
- ruokatorvenpertaining to the esophagus
French œsophagien
- œsophagienpertaining to the esophagus
German ösophageal, Speiseröhren-
- ösophagealpertaining to the esophagus
- Speiseröhren-pertaining to the esophagus
- Ösophagus-pertaining to the esophagus
Icelandic vélindis-
- vélindis-pertaining to the esophagus
Irish éasafagach
- éasafagachpertaining to the esophagus
Italian esofageo
- esofageopertaining to the esophagus
Polish przełykowy
- przełykowypertaining to the esophagus
Portuguese esofágico, esofagiano
- esofágicopertaining to the esophagus
- esofagianopertaining to the esophagus
Russian пищеводный
- пищеводный (piščevodnyj)pertaining to the esophagus
Spanish esofágico
- esofágicopertaining to the esophagus
Welsh sefnigol, esoffagaidd
- sefnigolpertaining to the esophagus
- esoffagaiddpertaining to the esophagus
Cite this entry
APA
esophageal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophageal
MLA
“esophageal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophageal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esophageal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophageal.
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