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The Great Communicat
Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adrenalectomy | surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands |
| Pituitary gland | the master gland-located at the base of the brain just below the hypothalamus |
| endo- | with |
| -crine | secrete or separate |
| pituit/o | pituitary gland |
| aden/o | gland |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| chrom/o | color |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -oma | tumor |
| phe/o | dusky |
| hypo- | |
| -emia | blood condition |
| eu- | good, well, or easily |
| gynec/o | woman |
| mast/o | mammary gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| ket/o | break down product of fat |
| mellit/o | honey |
| acr/o | extremities |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| gonad/o | gonad or gamete-producing gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| nor- | normal |
| nephro/o | kidney |
| epi- | above |
| ad- | toward |
| cata- | down |
| bol/o | throwing |
| andr/o | male |
| -gen | producing |
| ana- | up or excessive |
| ad- | toward |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| cortic/o | outer |
| medull/o | inner or middle portion |
| para- | near or before |
| lact/o | milk |
| somat/o | body |
| vas/o | vessel |
| press/i | tension |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| lute/o | yellow |
| -physis | to grow |
| neur/o | nerve |
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