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chpt 17
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden(o) | gland |
| adren(o), adrenal(o) | adrenal gland |
| cortic(o) | cortex |
| gonad(o) | gonad |
| mammo(o), mast(o) | breast |
| pancreat(o) | pancreas |
| parathyroid(o) | parathyroid glands |
| pituitar(o), hypophys(o) | pituitary gland |
| thyr(o), thyroid(o) | thyroid gland |
| andr(o) | male or masculine |
| calc(i) | calcium |
| gigant(o) | large |
| gluc(o) | glucose |
| glyc(o), glycos(o) | sugar |
| insulin(o) | insulin |
| iod(o) | iodine |
| ket(o), keton(o) | ketone |
| lact(o) | milk |
| trop(o) | to stimulate |
| -crine | secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -physis | growth |
| -tropic | simulating |
| -tropin | that which stimulates |