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chap 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/o | calcium |
| calici/o | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex, outer region |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | third |
| estr/o | female |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | sex glands (ovaries, testes) |
| home/o | sameness |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| kal/i | potassium |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| lact/o | milk |
| myx/o | mucus |
| natr/o | sodium |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| phys/o | growing |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland; or hypophysis |
| somat/o | body |
| ster/o | solid structure |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| toc/o | childbirth |
| toxic/o | position |
| ur/o | urine |
| -agon | assemble, gather together |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -in | a substance |
| -ine | a substance |
| -tropin | stimulation the function of |
| -uria | urine condition |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hyper- | excessive, above |
| hypo- | deficient, below |
| oxy- | rapid, sharp, acid |
| pan- | all |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |