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Endocrine System
Flashcards
| 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; Woman |
| 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/o | Pituitary gland |
| Rad/i | X-rays |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Thym/o | Thymus |
| Thyr/o, Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Tox/i, Toxic/o | Poison |
| Anti- | Against |
| Endo- | In; Within |
| Exo- | Outward |
| Hyper- | Above; Above normal; Excessive |
| Hypo- | Below; Below normal; Deficient |
| Pan- | Everything; All |
| Para- | Near; Beside; Alongside; Beyond; Abnormal |
| Poly- | Many; Much |
| Post- | After; Behind |
| Ultra- | Beyond; Excess |
| -al, -ary, -ic | Pertaining to |
| -assay | To analyze |
| -carcinoma | Cancerous tumor |
| -dipsia | Thirst |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal; Excision |
| -edema | Swelling; Fluid retention |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ism | Process; Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oid | Like; Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor; Mass |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -phagia | Eating; Swallowing |
| -stasis | Stoppage of flow |
| -tropin | Hormone |
| -uria | Urination; Condition of urine |
| -y | Process; State |