Bloodletting was one of the most enduring and popular medical practices in history, originated by the Greeks and used up until the 19th century for, well, basically everything. If you were feeling under the weather back in the day there's a good chance it was because you just had too much damn blood.
eÂ·sophÂ·aÂ·gus. n. pl. eÂ·sophÂ·aÂ·gi (-jÄ«â², -gÄ«â²) also oeÂ·sophÂ·aÂ·gi. The muscular tube by which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach; the gullet.
The esophagus is the swallowing tube through which food passes on its way from the mouth to the stomach. The main function of this organ is to propel food down into the stomach.There is also a mechanism to prevent food from coming back up or refluxing from the stomach into the esophagus.Esophageal function tests are used to determine if these processes are normal or abnormal.he main function of this organ is to propel food down into the stomach. There is also a mechanism to prevent food from coming back up or refluxing from the stomach into the esophagus. Esophageal function tests are used to determine if these processes are normal or abnormal.