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Word Parts Lecture Supplement – Common Roots

To facilitate memorization, I suggest making flashcards for all the following word parts.

Root Meaning

gen/o creation, cause

hydr/o- water

morph/o change

myc/o fungus

necr/o death

orth/o straight

path/o suffering, disease

phag/o eat

plas/o formation

py/o pus

scler/o hard

sten/o narrowing

troph/o nourishment, development

xen/o foreign

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