esophagusListen to pronunciation(ee-SAH-fuh-gus)The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach.More InformationEsophageal CancerEnlarge this image in new windowThe esophagus and stomach are part of the upper gastrointestinal (digestive) system.Search NCI's Dictionary of Cancer TermsStarts withContainsBrowse:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#