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Endocrine Glands
Root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gland | aden/o |
| adrenal gland | adren/o adrenal/o literal, toward the kidney |
| outer surface | cortic/o |
| Latin word for "bark" or "husk" | cortico, cortex |
| gonads (sex organs) | gonad/o |
| pancreas | pancreat/o |
| pituitary gland | piuitar/o hypophys/o (under)(growth)/brain |
| thymus | thym/o |
| thyroid | thyr/o thyroid/o |
| sugar | gluc/o glucos/o glyc/o |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| hormone | hormon/o |
| ketone body | ket/o |
| stimulating hormone | -tropin "to turn on the organ" |
| blood condition | -emia |
| urine condition | -uria |