Middle English Dictionary Entry
ismọ̄n n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ismọ̄n n. Also ismoun. |
| Etymology | ML, from Gr.; cp. CL isthmus. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Anat. A thin tissue between the larynx and esophagus.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)217/21 : It [an aposteme] is wiþinneforþ bi þe place þat a mannes mete goiþ doun, or bi þe þrote, or it is bitwixe þe ij placis in a place þat is clepid ismon [L hismon].
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)29a/b : Þat pannicle þat is meene bitwene þe wysaunt & þe þrotebolle is y-callid ysmoun.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?c1400(1379) Daniel *Treat.Uroscopy (Roy 17.D.1)f.58va (2.7) : Þe place atwene trachearterie and 'ysophagus' is callede 'ismon.'
Note: Additional quot. Editor's gloss: 'the space between the trachea and the esophagus'.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. ismon.