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Chapter 1
General purpose roots
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Gen/o | Creation, cause | Pathogenic |
| Hydr/o | Water | Hydrophobia, dehydration |
| Morph/o | Change | Morphology |
| Myc/o | Fungus | mycosis |
| Necr/o | Death | Necrosis |
| Orth/o | Straight | Orthodontist |
| Path/o | Suffering, disease | Pathology |
| Phag/o | Eat | Aphagia |
| Plas/o | Formation | Hyperplasia |
| Py/o | Pus | Pyorrhea, pyemia |
| Scler/o | Hard | Scleroderma |
| Sten/o | Narrowing | Stenosis |
| Troph/o | Nourishment, development | Trophology, hypertrophy |
| Xen/o | Foreign | Xenograft |