The Term Pathogen Comes from Combining the Roots Path/o and Gen/o

question 98

Multiple Choice

The term pathogen comes from combining the roots path/o and gen/o. Which are the correct root and term definitions?

• A) path/o (development, nourishment) + gen/o (generation, cause) = pathogen (development or nourishment of the cause)
• B) path/o (development, nourishment) + gen/o (suffering, disease) = pathogen (development or nourishment of the suffering/disease)
• C) path/o (generation, cause) + gen/o (suffering, disease) = pathogen (generation/cause of the suffering/disease)
• D) path/o (suffering, disease) + gen/o (development, nourishment) = pathogen (development or nourishment of the suffering/disease)
• E) path/o (suffering, disease) + gen/o (generation, cause) = pathogen (generation/cause of the suffering/disease)

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