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oesophagus

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See also: opsophagos and œsophagus

English

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The (o)esophagus is at the bottom right

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, I carry) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, I ate).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /iːˈsɒfəɡəs/, /ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) enPR: ĭ-säfʹə-gəs, IPA(key): /ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/

Noun

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oesophagus (plural oesophagi or oesophaguses)

  1. (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
    Synonyms: gullet, weasand
    • 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.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, I carry) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, I ate).

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Noun

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oesophāgus m (Medieval Latin)

  1. (anatomy) gullet, oesophagus
    Synonym: fistula cibālis

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative oesophāgus oesophāgī
genitive oesophāgī oesophāgōrum
dative oesophāgō oesophāgīs
accusative oesophāgum oesophāgōs
ablative oesophāgō oesophāgīs
vocative oesophāge oesophāgī

Descendants

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  • English: oesophagus