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Endocrine System
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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CRIN/0 | TO SECRETE |
GONAD/O | SEX GLAND |
HORMON/O | TO SET IN MOTION |
PANCREAT/O | SWEETBREAD, PANCREAS |
REN/O | KIDNEY |
THYR/O | SHIELD, THYROID |
ex- | outside, away from |
poly- | excessive,over,or many |
acid/o | a solution or substance with a pH less than 7 |
acr/o | extremity |
ket/o | ketone |
hirsut/o | hairy |
-s | more than one |
goiter | abnormal enlargement of the neck |
acidosis | abnormal accumalation of waste materials that are acidic |
ketosis | excessive amount of ketone bodies in the blood and urine |
adrenal virilism | a pattern of masculinization and hair distrudution in women |
hirsutism | excessive body hair |
muc/o | mucus |