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Med Term Ch 18
Chapter 18 Med Term (Endocrine System)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| Thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| Andr/o | male |
| Calc/o | calcium |
| Calci/o | calcium |
| Cortic/o | cortex/outer region |
| Crin/o | secrete |
| Dips/o | thirst |
| Estr/o | female |
| Gluc/o | sugar |
| Glyc/o | sugar |
| Home/o | sameness |
| Hormone/o | hormone |
| Kal/i | potassium |
| Lact/o | milk |
| Myx/o | mucus |
| Natr/o | sodium |
| Phys/o | growing |
| Somat/o | body |
| Ster/o | solid structure |
| Toc/o | childbirth |
| Toxic/o | poison |
| Ur/o | urine |
| -agon | assemble/gather together |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -in | substance |
| -ine | substance |
| -tropin | stimulating the function of/to turn or act on |
| -uria | urine condition |
| Eu- | good/normal |
| Hyper- | excessive/above |
| Hypo | deficient/below/under/less than normal |
| Oxy- | rapid/sharp/acid |
| Pan- | all |
| Poly- | many or increased |
| Tetra- | four |
| Tri- | three |