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Ch 11 Endocrine
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid/o | acid |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| anter/o | front |
| calc/o | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | secrete |
| gigant/i | abnormally large |
| gluc/o glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| gynec/o | female; women |
| home/o | similar |
| immun/o | immune; protection |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ket/o | ketone |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mast/o | breast |
| myx/o | mucus |
| natr/o | sodium |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar | pituitary gland |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| retin/o | retina |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tox/i toxic/o | poison |