Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0084 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-genesis: Origin or Production
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The idea
The suffix genesis names the origin, formation, or production of the thing its root identifies.
In practice
Carcinogenesis is the formation of cancer.
Where people slip
Genesis is a noun suffix. It names the process itself.
Your place on the trail
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