General Purpose Roots Flashcards
Know the roots and their meanings/definitions (14 cards)
1
Q
gen/o
A
creation or cause
example: pathogenic
2
Q
hydr/o
A
water
example: hydrophobia, dehydration
3
Q
morph/o
A
change
example: morphology
4
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
example: dermatomycosis
5
Q
necr/o
A
death
example: necrosis
6
Q
orth/o
A
straight
example: orthodontist
7
Q
path/o
A
suffering, disease
example: pathology
8
Q
phag/o
A
eat
example: aphagia
9
Q
plas/o
A
formation
example: hyperplasia
10
Q
py/o
A
pus
example: pyorrhea, pyemia
11
Q
scler/o
A
hard
example: scleroderma
12
Q
sten/o
A
narrowing
example: stenosis
13
Q
troph/o
A
nourishment, development
example: trophology, hypertrophy
14
Q
xen/o
ZEE-noh
A
foreign
example: xenograft
