esophageal

1. 1.

   relating to the esophagus

Questions about esophageal

What does esophageal mean?

esophageal means "relating to the esophagus".

How many syllables are in esophageal?

esophageal has 5 syllables: e-so-pha-ge-al. The stress falls on "ge". In IPA it is /ɪˌsɑfəˈɡiəl/.

Is esophageal a common word?

esophageal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.