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Endocrine System-cf
Endocrine system-combing forms
Term | Definition |
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acr/o | extremity |
adren/o,adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
andr/o | male |
calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | to secrete |
gluc/o, glycos/o, glyc/o | sugar, sweetness |
gonad/o | sex glands (testes in male; ovaries in female) |
home/o | likeness,resemblence |
kal/i | potassium |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
somat/o | body |
thym/o | thymus |
thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
-crine | to secrete |
-dipsia | thirst |
-phagia | eating |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
-toxic | poison |
-uria | urine |
-phylaxis | protection |
-physis | growth |
-tropin | stimulate |