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Medical Terminology
Root words
| 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 |