Digestive
esophagitis
eh-sof-uh-JY-tis
StatusNew
Definition
Inflammation of the esophagus
PathologyDigestive
Breakdown
Root
esophag/o
esophagus
Suffix
-itis
inflammation
Etymology
Greek: esophag/o (esophagus) + -itis (inflammation)
Practice
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