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Dictionary: gul·let   (gŭl'ĭt) pronunciation
n.
  1. The esophagus.
  2. The throat.
  3. Zoology. An invagination into the cytoplasm of certain ciliates, used for food intake.

[Middle English golet, from Old French goulet, from goule, throat, from Latin gula.]


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Architecture: gullet
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The concave space between saw teeth.


Medical Dictionary: gul·let
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(gŭl'ĭt)
n.
  1. The esophagus.
  2. The throat.
WordNet: gullet
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
  Synonyms: esophagus, oesophagus, gorge


Translations: Gullet
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spiserør, hals, rende, tandbund

Nederlands (Dutch)
slokdarm, keel, ruimte tussen twee zaagtanden

Français (French)
n. - gosier, ¯sophage, gorge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Speiseröhre, Kehle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ο φάρυγγας με τον οισοφάγο, χαντάκι

Italiano (Italian)
esofago

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esôfago (m) (Anat.), pescoço (m) (Anat.), canal (m) de água, ravina (f) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
пищевод

Español (Spanish)
n. - esófago

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - matstrupe

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
食道, 海峡, 咽喉

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 食道, 海峽, 咽喉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 식도, 해협, 협곡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 食道, のど

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المريء وتوسعا الحنجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ושט, גרון‬


 
 
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