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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Combining Forms Endocrine System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| testic/, orchid/o, orchi/o | testis |
| ovari/o, oophor/o | ovary |
| pancreat/o | pancreatic islets |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| pineal/o, pineal | pineal gland |
| pituit/o, pituitar/o, hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o, thyroaden/o | thyroid gland |
| acr/o | extremities |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| glyc/o, glycos/o, gluc/o | glucose, sugar |
| somat/o | body |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| trop/o | turn, change |
| lact/o, lactin | milk |
| gen/o | to produce, to begin |
| endocrin/o | secrete within |
| calc/o | calcium |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| phe/o | dusky |
| chrom/o, chromat/o | color |
| gynec/o, gyn/o | woman, female |