English

Noun

œsophagitis ‎(plural not attested)

1. Obsolete spelling of esophagitis
   • 1892, Ephraim Fletcher Ingals, Diseases of the Chest, Throat and Nasal Cavities, William Wood & Company; second edition, chapter XXXVIII, page 622:

     Acute œsophagitis is a comparatively rare affection of the mucous membrane lining the œsophagus, characterized by painful deglutition.