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Mrs. Brown A & P
Mrs. Brown endocrine word parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremity; ACROmegaly |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal glands; ADRENOmegaly - ADRENALectomy |
| andr/o | male; ANDROgen |
| calc/o | calcium; hyperCALCemia |
| crin/o | to secrete; endoCRINOlogy |
| gluc/o glycol/o glyc/o | sugar, sweetness; GLUCOgenesis - GLYCOSuris |
| gonad/o | sex glands (testes in male; ovaries in female) GONADOtropin |
| home/o | likeness, resemblance; HOMEOstasis |
| kal/i | potassium; hypoKALemia |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands; PARATHYROIDectomy |
| pancreat/o | pancreas; PANCREAtitis |
| somat/o | body; SOMATOtropin |
| thym/o | thymus; THYMectomy |
| thyr/o thyroid/o | thyroid; THYROtoxicosis - hypoTHYROIDism |
| -crine | to secrete; endoCRINE |
| -dipsia | thirst; polyDIPSIA |
| -phagia | eating; dysPHAGIA |
| -trophy | nourishment, development; aTROPHY |
| -toxic | poison; thyroTOXIC |
| -uria | urine; polyURIA |
| -phylaxis | protection; anaPHYLAXIS |
| -physis | growth; metaPHYSIS |
| -tropin | stimulate; gonadoTROPIN |