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Endocrine system
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| agglutin/o | clumping |
| all/o | other |
| angi/o | vessel |
| anis/o | unequal |
| bas/o | base |
| calc/o | lime, calcium |
| chromat/o | color |
| coagul/o | clots; to clot |
| cyt/o | cell |
| eosin/o | rose-colored |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrin/o | fiber |
| fus/o | to pour |
| globul/o | globe |
| glyc/o | sweet, sugar |
| granul/o | little grain, granular |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| immun/o | immunity |
| leuk/o | white |
| lipid/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| macr/o | large |
| neutr/o | neither |
| plasm/o | plasma |
| reticul/o | net |
| septic/o | putrefying |
| ser/o | whey, serum |
| sider/o | iron |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tonsil/o | tonsil |
| vascul/o | small vessel |