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.
Esophagus (or esophageal) cancer starts in the esophagus. To understand this type of cancer, it helps to know about the normal esophagus and what it does. The esophagus The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It is behind the windpipe (trachea) and in front of the spine.he lower part of the esophagus connects to the stomach at an area called the gastroesophageal (GE) junction. Here, a sphincter muscle opens to allow food to enter the stomach. This muscle also closes when a person is not eating to keep stomach acid and juices from backing up into the esophagus.