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endocrine system
Prefixes,suffixes,and combining forms flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tetr- | four |
| tri- | three |
| acr/o | extremities, height |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| calc/i | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex, outer layer of a body organ |
| dips/o | thirst |
| thirst | sugar |
| endocrin/o | endocrine |
| home/o | sameness |
| kal/i | potassium |
| myx/o | mucus |
| natr/o | sodium |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| phys/o | growing |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| somat/o | body |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| -drome | run, running together |