Esophagus vs. Throat — What's the Difference?

The esophagus (American English) or oesophagus (British English; both ), informally known as the food pipe or gullet, is an organ in vertebrates through which food passes, aided by peristaltic contractions, from the pharynx to the stomach. The esophagus is a fibromuscular tube, about 25 cm (10 in) long in adults, which travels behind the trachea and heart, passes through the diaphragm and empties into the uppermost region of the stomach.

In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, positioned in front of the vertebra. It contains the pharynx and larynx.

The muscular tube by which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet.

The passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal

(American spelling) oesophagus

The anterior portion of the neck.

That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive.

(Anatomy) The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the rear of the mouth and the esophagus and includes the fauces and the pharynx.

The passage between the pharynx and the stomach

A narrow passage or part suggestive of the human throat

(Botany) The opening of a tubular corolla or calyx where the tube joins the limb.

To pronounce with a harsh or guttural voice.

The front part of the neck.

The gullet or windpipe.

A narrow opening in a vessel.

Station throat.

The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

(nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.

(nautical) That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.

(nautical) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.

(shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.

(botany) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.

To utter in or with the throat.

(informal) To take into the throat. deepthroat.}}

To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.

A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.

The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.

The inside of a timber knee.

The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.

To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.

To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.

The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

An opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep

A passage resembling a throat in shape or function;