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Med Term Ch 18
Chapter 18 Med Term (Endocrine System)
Term | Definition |
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Aden/o | gland |
Adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
Gonad/o | sex glands (ovaries and testes) |
Pancreat/o | pancreas |
Parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
Pituitar/o | pituitary gland; hypophysis |
Thyr/o | thyroid gland |
Thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
Andr/o | male |
Calc/o | calcium |
Calci/o | calcium |
Cortic/o | cortex/outer region |
Crin/o | secrete |
Dips/o | thirst |
Estr/o | female |
Gluc/o | sugar |
Glyc/o | sugar |
Home/o | sameness |
Hormone/o | hormone |
Kal/i | potassium |
Lact/o | milk |
Myx/o | mucus |
Natr/o | sodium |
Phys/o | growing |
Somat/o | body |
Ster/o | solid structure |
Toc/o | childbirth |
Toxic/o | poison |
Ur/o | urine |
-agon | assemble/gather together |
-emia | blood condition |
-in | substance |
-ine | substance |
-tropin | stimulating the function of/to turn or act on |
-uria | urine condition |
Eu- | good/normal |
Hyper- | excessive/above |
Hypo | deficient/below/under/less than normal |
Oxy- | rapid/sharp/acid |
Pan- | all |
Poly- | many or increased |
Tetra- | four |
Tri- | three |