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Endocrine System

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Term
Definition
acid/o   acid  
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acr/o   extremities  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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adren/o, adrenal/o   adrenal gland  
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anter/o   front  
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calc/o   calcium  
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cortic/o   cortex  
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crin/o   secrete  
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gigant/i   abnormally large  
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gluc/o, glyc/o   sugar; glucose  
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gonad/o   sex glands  
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gynec/o   female; woman  
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home/o   similar  
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immun/o   immune; protection  
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insulin/o   insulin  
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kal/i   potassium  
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ket/o   ketone  
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lob/o   lobe  
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mast/o   breast  
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myx/o   mucus  
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natr/o   sodium  
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neur/o   nerve  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid gland  
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pituitar/o   pituitary gland  
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radi/o   X-rays  
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retin/o   retina  
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thym/o   thymus  
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thyr/o, thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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tox/i, toxic/o   poison  
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anti   against  
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endo-   in; within  
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exo-   outward  
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hyper   above; above normal; excessive  
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hypo-   below; below normal; deficient  
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pan-   everything; all  
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para-   near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal  
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poly-   many; much  
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post-   after; behind  
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ultra-   beyond; excess  
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-al, -ary, -ic   pertaining to  
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-assay   to analyze  
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-carcinoma   cancerous tumor  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-ectomy   surgical removal; excision  
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-edema   swelling; fluid retention  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ia   condition  
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-ism   process; condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   like; resembling  
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-oma   tumor; mass  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phagia   eating; swallowing  
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-stasis   stoppage of flow  
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-tropin   hormone  
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-uria   urination; condition of urine  
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-y   process; state  
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