18.1 CF: Endocrine Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
acid/o | acid (low pH) |
acr/o | extremity; highest point |
act/o | action |
aden/o | gland |
adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
affect/o | state of mind; mood; to have an influence on |
ag/o | to lead to |
andr/o | male |
antagon/o | oppose or work against |
anter/o | before; front part |
bi/o | life; living organisms; living tissues |
calc/i | calcium |
calc/o | calcium |
carcin/o | cancer |
chrom/o | color |
congenit/o | present at birth |
cortic/o | cortex (outer region) |
crin/o | secrete |
cyt/o | cell |
dem/o | people; population |
dextr/o | right; sugar |
diabet/o | diabetes |
dips/o | thirst |
erg/o | activity; work |
estr/a | female |
estr/o | female |
fertil/o | able to concieve a child |
galact/o | milk |
genit/o | genitalia |
gestat/o | from conception to birth |
gigant/o | giant |
glandul/o | gland |
globul/o | shaped like a globe |
gluc/o | glucose (sugar) |
glyc/o | glucose (sugar) |
glycos/o | glucose (sugar) |
gonad/o | gonads (ovaries and testes) |
gynec/o | female; woman |
hirsut/o | hairy |
home/o | same |
hormon/o | hormone |
hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
inhibit/o | block; hold back |
insulin/o | insulin |
insul/o | island |
iod/o | iodine |
ket/o | ketones |
lact/o | milk |
lob/o | lobe of an organ |
log/o | word; the study of |
mast/o | breast; mastoid process |
melan/o | black |
men/o | month |
mineral/o | mineral; electrolyte |
mult/i | many |
myx/o | mucus-like substances |
nephr/o | kidney; nephron |
neur/o | nerve |
nod/o | node (knob of tissue) |
nodul/o | small, knobby mass |
ovari/o | ovary |
ox/y | oxygen; quick |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
phag/o | eating; swallowing |
phe/o | gray |
pituit/o | pituitary gland |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
puber/o | growing up |
radi/o | radius (forearm bone); r-rays; radiation |
recept/o | recieve |
ren/o | kidney |
resist/o | withstand the effect of |
retin/o | retina (of the eye) |
somat/o | body |
sphenoid/o | sphenoid bone |
stat/o | standing still; staying in one place |
stimul/o | exciting; strengthening |
test/o | testis; testicle |
testicul/o | testis; testicle |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thym/o | thymus; rage |
thyr/o | sheild-shaped structure (thyroid gland) |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toc/o | labor and childbirth |
ton/o | pressure; tone |
toxic/o | poison; toxin |
tox/o | poison |
trop/o | having an affinity for; stimulating; turning |
ur/o | urine; urinary system |
uter/o | uterus (womb) |
viril/o | masculine |
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