oesophagus
See also: opsophagos and œsophagus
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “I carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /iːˈsɒfəɡəs/, /ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) enPR: ĭ-säfʹə-gəs, IPA(key): /ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/
Noun edit
oesophagus (plural oesophagi or oesophaguses)
- (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
- 2013 November 26, John Plunkett, “Rev John Graham, aka crossword setter Araucaria, dies aged 92”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Graham, who lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, donated his oesophagus to the MRC cancer unit at Cambridge University, for research.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
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See also edit
- oesophagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “I carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oe̯.soˈpʰaː.ɡus/, [oe̯s̠ɔˈpʰäːɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.soˈfa.ɡus/, [es̬oˈfäːɡus]
Noun edit
oesophāgus m (Medieval Latin)
- (anatomy) gullet, oesophagus
- Synonym: fistula cibālis
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | oesophāgus | oesophāgī |
Genitive | oesophāgī | oesophāgōrum |
Dative | oesophāgō | oesophāgīs |
Accusative | oesophāgum | oesophāgōs |
Ablative | oesophāgō | oesophāgīs |
Vocative | oesophāge | oesophāgī |
Descendants edit
- → English: oesophagus
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