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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 |