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Chap 13 Suffixes
Medical Word Elements—Suffixes
| Element | Meaning | Word Analysis |
|---|---|---|
| -dipsia | thirst | poly/dipsia: excessive thirst |
| -gen andr/o: male | forming, producing, origin | andr/o/gen: any steroid hormone that increases masculinization |
| -toxic | poison | thyr/o/toxic: pertaining to toxic activity of the thyroid gland |
| -toxic | urine | glycos/uria: glucose in the urine |
| eu | good, normal | eu/thyr/oid: resembling a normal thyroid gland |
| exo | outside, outward | exo/crine: secrete outwardly |
| hyper | excessive, above normal | hyper/glyc/emia: excessive glucose in the blood |
| hypo | under, below | hypo/insulin/ism: condition of deficiency of insulin |
| poly | many, much | poly/uria: excessive urination |
| -crine | secrete | endo/crine: secrete internally or within |