oesophagus
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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) 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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