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Definition of Gullet

1. Noun. The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.

Definition of Gullet

1. n. The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.

Definition of Gullet

1. Noun. The throat or esophagus. ¹

2. Noun. (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. ¹

3. Noun. The space between teeth of a saw blade. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gullet

1. the throat [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gullet

1. 1. The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the oesophagus. 2. Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions; as: A channel for water. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades. Origin: OE. Golet, OF. Goulet, dim. Of gole, goule, throat, F. Gueule, L. Gula; perh. Akin to Skr. Gula, G. Kenle; cf. F. Goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte channel gutter. Cf. Gules, Gully. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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