esophagocutaneous

adjective

Relating to the skin (cutis) of the esophagus

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Meanings

adjectiveesophagocutaneous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the skin (cutis) of the esophagus
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    A nasogastric tube is placed to clear gastric contents and limit further contamination [ 9 ] and mediastinal contamination drained percutaneously/radiologically [ 18 ] via the chest tubes, thereby converting the esophageal perforations to esophagocutaneous fistulae that heal similar to gastrointestinal fistulae [ 6 ].

    2015 July 14, Peter Waweru, David Mwaniki, “Conservative Management of an Iatrogenic Esophageal Tear in Kenya”, in Case Reports in Surgery, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From esophago- + cutaneous.

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APA

esophagocutaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagocutaneous

MLA

“esophagocutaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagocutaneous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esophagocutaneous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagocutaneous.

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