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Endocrine System
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid/o | acid |
| acr/o | extremity, point |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adr/o | man |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| estr/o | mad desire |
| galact/o | milk |
| ger/o | old age |
| gigant/o | giant |
| gluc/o | sweet, sugar |
| gonad/o | seed |
| hirsut/o | hairy |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| kal/i | potassium (K) |
| myx/o | mucus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| somat/o | body |
| ster/o | solid structure |
| test/o | testicle |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid, shield |
| toxic/o | poison |
| trop/o | turn |
| vas/o | vessel |
| viri/o | masculine |