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med term lesn 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| andr/o | male, man |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| estr/o | female |
| gluc/o, glycos/o | glucose |
| glyc/o | sugar, glucose |
| gonad/o | sex gland |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testis |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| pituit/o, pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| test/o, testicul/o | testis |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| adrenomegaly | a condition in which one or both adrenal glands are enlarged |
| diabetes | a condition in which the pancreas produces no insulin, too little insulin, or the bodyʼs cells do not properly use insulin; also called diabetes mellitus |
| diabetes insipidus | a condition that occurs when the pituitary gland does not secrete enough antidiuretic hormone to maintain homeostasis, causing overexcretion of wa- tery urine; unrelated to diabetes mellitus |