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Word Parts
Medical Term word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SINUSITIS sinus/itis | inflammation of the sinuses |
| ENDOCRINE endo/crine | secreting within |
| EXOCRINE exo/crine | secreting outside |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM hypo/thyroid/ism | condition of the underactive thyroid |
| THYMOMA thymo/oma | a tumor of the thymus gland |
| POLYURIA poly/uria | excessive urination |
| KETONURIA keton/uria | the presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIST endo/crin/o/log/ist | a specialist in the study of secreting within |
| CORTICOTROPIN cortico/tropin | to influence or stimulate |
| EUGLYCEMIA eu/glyc/emia | having normal level of sugar in the blood |