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Med. Term. Ch 18
Endocrine System Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/o | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| estr/o | female |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| gyc/o | sugar |
| home/o | sameness |
| hormon/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 |
| -emia | blood condition |
| 'in, -ine | substance |
| -tropin | stimulation the function of |
| -uria | urine condition |
| eu- | good |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient |
| oxy- | rapid |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |