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Medterm chap 12
Endocrine system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid/o | acid |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| anter/o | front |
| calc/o | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | secrete |
| gigant/i | abnormally large |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar, glucose |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| gynec/o | female, woman |
| home/o | similar |
| immun/o | immune, protection |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| kal/i | potassium |
| ket/o | ketone |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mast/o | breast |
| myx/o | mucus |
| natr/o | sodium |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| pancreat/o | panncreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| retin/o | retina |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tox/i, toxic/o | poison |
| anti- | against |
| endo- | in, within |
| exo- | outward |
| hyper- | above, above normal, excessive |
| hypo- | below, below normal, deficient |
| pan- | everything, all |
| para- | near, beside, alongside, beyond abnormal |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| -al, -ary, -ic | pertaining to |
| -assay | to analyze |
| -carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| -edema | swelling, fluid retention |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | process, condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -stasis | stoppage of flow |
| -tropin | hormone |
| -uria | urination, condition of urine |
| -y | process, state |