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Endocrine System
word parts and vocabulary associated with the endocrine system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| calc/o | calcium |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| chem/o | drug |
| cortic/o | outer portion |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| cyt/o | cell |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glycos/o | sugar |
| gynec/o | female |
| immun/o | protection |
| kal/i | potassium |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mast/o | breast |
| natr/o | sodium |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| or/o | mouth |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| radi/o | ray |
| retin/o | retina |
| testicul/o | testes |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| vas/o | vessel |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -emic | relating to a blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -prandial | relating to a meal |
| -pressin | to press down |
| -scopy | procedure to visually examine |
| -uria | urine condition |
| anti- | against |
| endo- | within |
| ex- | outward |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insufficient |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
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