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Med Term: Unit 7
Endocrine Roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | gland |
| Adren/o, Adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| -arche | beginning, first occurence |
| Cortic/o | outer surface |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| -emia | blood condition |
| Gluc/o, Glucos/o, Glyc/o | sugar |
| Gonad/o | gonads |
| Hormon/o | hormone, a chemical messenger or regulatory chemical |
| hyper- | excessive, above, increased |
| hypo- | insufficient, too little, below, decreased |
| Hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| kal/o | potassium |
| ket/o, keton/o | ketone body |
| natr/o | sodium |
| neo- | new |
| Pancreat/o | pancreas |
| para- | near, beside |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| pseudo- | fake, false, not genuine |
| thel/o | nipple |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -uria | urine condition |