Esophagus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010071",
  "term": "Esophagus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The muscular membranous segment between the pharynx and the stomach in the upper gastrointestinal tract.\n\n2. A muscular tube that in adult humans is about nine inches (23 centimeters) long and passes from the pharynx down the neck between the trachea and the spinal column and behind the left bronchus where it pierces the diaphragm slightly to the left of the middle line and joins the cardiac end of the stomach.\n\n3. The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.\n\n4. The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25 cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; thoracic part, from thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach.",
  "references": [
    "NIH Genetics Home Reference Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/esophagus/"
}