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General Purpose Root
Root words used in medical terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
gen/o | creation/cause |
hydr/o | water |
morph/o | change |
myc/o | fungus |
necr/o | death |
orth/o | straight |
path/o | suffering, disease |
phag/o | eat |
plas/o | formation |
py/o | pus |
scler/o | hard |
sten/o | narrowing |
troph/o | nourishment, |
xen/o | foreign |