Meanings
nounesophagitis (usually uncountable, plural esophagitides)
plural esophagitides · alternative oesophagitis · alternative œsophagitis
- USuncountableusuallyAn inflammation of the oesophagus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
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Origin
Translations
Catalan esofagitis
- esofagitisinflammation of the oesophagus
Chinese Mandarin 食管炎, 食道炎
- 食管炎 (shíguǎnyán)inflammation of the oesophagus
- 食道炎 (shídàoyán)inflammation of the oesophagus
Czech esofagitida
- esofagitidainflammation of the oesophagus
Dutch oesofagitis
- oesofagitisinflammation of the oesophagus
Finnish ruokatorven tulehdus, esofagiitti
- ruokatorven tulehdusinflammation of the oesophagus
- esofagiittiinflammation of the oesophagus
French œsophagite
- œsophagiteinflammation of the oesophagus
Greek οισοφαγίτιδα
- οισοφαγίτιδα (oisofagítida)inflammation of the oesophagus
Irish éasafaigíteas
- éasafaigíteasinflammation of the oesophagus
Italian esofagite
- esofagiteinflammation of the oesophagus
Polish zapalenie przełyku
- zapalenie przełykuinflammation of the oesophagus
Romanian esofagită
- esofagităinflammation of the oesophagus
Russian эзофаги́т
- эзофаги́т (ezofagít)inflammation of the oesophagus
Spanish esofagitis
- esofagitisinflammation of the oesophagus
Swedish esofagit
- esofagitinflammation of the oesophagus
Turkish özofajit, yemek borusu iltihabı
- özofajitinflammation of the oesophagus
- yemek borusu iltihabıinflammation of the oesophagus
Cite this entry
APA
esophagitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagitis
MLA
“esophagitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esophagitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagitis.
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