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Chapter 1 Root/ Def.
General Purpose Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gen/o JIN-oh | Creation/Cause |
| hydr/o HAI-droh | Water |
| morph/o MOR-foh | Change |
| myc/o MAI-koh | Fungus |
| necr/o NEH-kroh | Death |
| orth/o OR-thoh | Straight |
| Path/o PAH-thoh | Suffering/Disease |
| phag/o FAY-goh | Eat |
| plas/o PLAH-soh | Formation |
| py/o PAI-oh | Pus |
| scler/o SKLEH-roh | Hard |
| sten/o STIH-noh | Narrowing |
| troph/o TROH-foh | Nourishment/Development |
| xen/o ZEE-noh | Foreign |