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transesophageal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Across the esophagus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • transesophageal echocardiography

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trans- + esophageal.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: tras-éasafagach — across the esophagus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transøsofagal — across the esophagus
  • Spanish: transesofágico — across the esophagus