Disease or Syndrome
esophagitis Audio
e·soph·a·gi·tis [ ee-sah-fuh-jy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Esophageal Diseases; Gastroenteritis
Etymology:
Greek oisophagos = the gullet + -itis = inflammation
Definitions related to esophagitis:
  • An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the esophageal wall.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the esophagus as confirmed by histology.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Inflammation of the esophagus.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • INFLAMMATION, acute or chronic, of the ESOPHAGUS caused by BACTERIA, chemicals, or TRAUMA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Irritation and swelling of the esophagus.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A disorder characterized by inflammation of the esophageal wall.
    Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
    U.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
  • Common forms of esophagitis include reflux esophagitis, infectious esophagitis, pill esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, and radiation and chemoradiation esophagitis. Candida esophagitis (see the image below) is the most common type of infectious esophagitis.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
  • Esophagitis (uh-sof-uh-JIE-tis) is inflammation that may damage tissues of the esophagus, the muscular tube that delivers food from your mouth to your stomach.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2025
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