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Ch. 1
Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gen/o | creation, cause |
| hydr/o | water |
| morph/o (ie. morphology) | change |
| myc/o (ie. dermatomycosis) | fungus |
| necr/o (ie. necrosis) | death |
| orth/o (ie. orthodontist) | straight |
| path/o (ie. pathology) | suffering, disease |
| phag/o (ie. aphasia) | eat |
| plas/o (ie. hyperplasia) | formation |
| py/o(ie. pyorrhea, pyemia) | pus |
| scler/o (ie. scleroderma) | hard |
| sten/o (ie. stenosis) | narrowing |
| troph/o (ie. trophology, hypertrophy) | nourishment, development |
| xen/o (ie. xenograft) | foreign |