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Endocrine System
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | Gland |
adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
gonad/o | sex glands (ovaries and testes) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland: hypophysis |
cortic/o | cortex, outer region |
crin/o | secrete |
dips/o | thrist |
estr/o | female |
gluc/0 | sugar (glucagon) |
glyc/o | sugar (hyperglycemia) |
home/o | sameness |
hormone/o | hormone |
kal/i | potassium |
lact/o | milk |
myx/o | mucas |
natr/o | sodium |
phys/o | growing |
somat/o | body |
ster/o | solid structure |
toc/o | childbirth |
toxic/o | poison |
ur/o | urine |