Root Words - Lesson 15 (Es-Fi)

Front 1

Root: esophaugs

Back 1

Esophag/o
During swallowing food passes from the mouth through the pharynx into the esophagus and travels via peristalsis to the stomach. The word esophagus is derived from the Latin œsophagus, which derives from the Greek word oisophagos , lit. "entrance for eating." In humans the esophagus is continuous with the laryngeal p

Front 2

Root: feeling

Back 2

esthesi/o
or
anesthesia (not feeling)

Front 3

Root: femur

Back 3

femor/o
The femur, or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the body) bone of the leg in vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as frogs. In vertebrates with four legs such as dogs and horses, the femur is found only in the rear legs.

Front 4

Root: fetus

Back 4

fet/o

Front 5

Root: fiber

Back 5

fibr/o
fiber and fibroma

Front 6

Inflamation of the esophagus is?

Back 6

esophagitis

Front 7

A fibrolipoma is a lipoma containing excess of

Back 7

fiber

Front 8

Is the measurement of the fetus

Back 8

fetometry

Front 9

An anesthesiologist is one who specializes in providing a loss of

Back 9

feeling

Front 10

The femorotibial joint is where the blank meets the tibia

Back 10

femer