Medical Humanities - Fine Arts - Sciences - Bioethics  
Word Ideas Roots Origins
Etymology - Mythology - History - Literature - Poetry
Search    
 
Esophagu Esophagus
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ ESOFAGO    or
~ ESOPHAGUS  id+ | CARRIER OF FOOD |
^u           id+ | UPPER STOMACH |
  gr  OISOPHAGOS = GULLET
          PHAGOS   EAT
      OISO         TO TAKE or
                   TO BEAR or
                   TO CARRY
  ger SCHLUND      pertains the
                   THROAT or GULLET and in
  ger med>         PHARYNX
                   ESOPHAGUS
                   LARYNX
  ukr SCHLUNOK     STOMACH
  biol> med> THE TUBE LIKE ESOPHAGUS STARTS
             IN THE PHARYNX AND ENDS BY
  AN OPENING or CARIAC ORIFICE INTO THE STOMACH from
  lat STOMACHUS = GULLET
  eng GULLET      CAVITY
  see> GASTRIC


 
  
| Tags and Abbreviations Explained |


  00615833  
International Birth Defects Information Systems This site offers information mostly for educational purposes. This site is not intended to alter health care protocols nor to serve as a sole source of medical information. Always seek the advice of your local health care provider.

|| Home || About Us || Current Illustrated Overview || Word Search ||
|| Roster of Illustrated Overviews || Roster of "MedWord" & "Words" ||
|| Subscribe || Contact Us || Citation & Credit || Privacy Policy || Terms of Use ||
Add PandoraWordBox to any feed reader   Add PandoraWordBox to My Yahoo!   Add PandoraWordBox to Google   Add PandoraWordBox to My MSN
(MedWord.net) Linking Medicine and Biology with Humanities, Arts and Sciences