Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 5 - Histology - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 174: 4

Answer

The combining form "-gen" means "giving rise to." It is used in the word "pathogen."

Work Step by Step

"Carcinogen" is another common word in which this suffix is used.
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