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Endocrine System
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CRIN/0 | TO SECRETE |
| GONAD/O | SEX GLAND |
| HORMON/O | TO SET IN MOTION |
| PANCREAT/O | SWEETBREAD, PANCREAS |
| REN/O | KIDNEY |
| THYR/O | SHIELD, THYROID |
| ex- | outside, away from |
| poly- | excessive,over,or many |
| acid/o | a solution or substance with a pH less than 7 |
| acr/o | extremity |
| ket/o | ketone |
| hirsut/o | hairy |
| -s | more than one |
| goiter | abnormal enlargement of the neck |
| acidosis | abnormal accumalation of waste materials that are acidic |
| ketosis | excessive amount of ketone bodies in the blood and urine |
| adrenal virilism | a pattern of masculinization and hair distrudution in women |
| hirsutism | excessive body hair |
| muc/o | mucus |