Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "oesophagitis" shine kumburi ko haushin maƙarƙashiya, wanda shine bututun tsoka da ke haɗa makogwaro da ciki. Ana iya haifar da oesophagitis ta hanyoyi daban-daban, irin su cututtukan gastroesophageal reflux cuta (GERD), cututtuka, magunguna, rashin lafiyar jiki, ko cututtuka na autoimmune. Alamun cututtukan cututtukan oesophagitis sun haɗa da wahalar haɗiye, ciwon ƙirji, ƙwannafi, regurgitation, da tashin zuciya. Jiyya ga esophagitis ya dogara da ainihin dalilin kuma yana iya haɗawa da magani, canje-canjen salon rayuwa, ko tiyata a lokuta masu tsanani.