Meaning

suffix

-genesis

production, formation

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Terms built from -genesis

One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -genesis marked.

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pathogenesis

  1. The root path/o means “disease”.
  2. The suffix -genesis means “origin”.
  3. Together: Development of disease.

Other examples

Words that use -genesis but do not yet have their own page in the library.

osteogenesis

Other word parts with the same meaning

Parts whose definition shares a gloss with -genesis, word for word.

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