oesophagus

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /iːˈsɒfəɡəs/|/ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/    美 /ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
    — Graham, who lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, donated his oesophagus to the MRC cancer unit at Cambridge University, for research.

词形变化

oesophagi plural oesophaguses plural esophagus alternative,US œsophagus alternative,dated

词源

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