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Endocrine System
Medical Terminology
| 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 |
| cortic/o | cortex, outer region |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thrist |
| estr/o | female |
| gluc/0 | sugar (glucagon) |
| glyc/o | sugar (hyperglycemia) |
| home/o | sameness |
| hormone/o | hormone |
| kal/i | potassium |
| lact/o | milk |
| myx/o | mucas |
| natr/o | sodium |
| phys/o | growing |
| somat/o | body |
| ster/o | solid structure |
| toc/o | childbirth |
| toxic/o | poison |
| ur/o | urine |