what is oesophagus? why letter o is silent?
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the part of the alimentary canal which connects the throat to the stomach. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane--
Causes of Silent Reflux
The esophagus has a sphincter (ring of muscle) where it connects to the stomach that closes to prevent stomach contents from going up the esophagus. If the sphincter does not close properly, acidic stomach contents can flow back into the esophagus, up to the throat and larynx..
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Often silent letters in English are actually diacritic letters. This means that rather than being pronounced, they change the pronunciation of another syllable. Compare the words 'fin' and 'fine'. The 'e' isn't pronounced, but it changes the pronunciation of the vowel by lengthening it...
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The word oestrogen comes from the Latin word oestrus, and oesophagus is a Latin word as well. ... And since we pronounce them like "estrogen" and "esophagus", the US English spelling was changed to reflect the English pronunciation more closely, by dropping the o.
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