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chapter 7
endocrine system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o, hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o, thryroid/o | thyroid |
| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | sugar |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -uria | urine condition |
| aden | gland |
| adrenal viril | adrenal man |
| adren | adrenal |
| arche | beginning |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
| meno | menstrual |
| gyneco | woman |
| mast | breast |
| men | menstrual |
| thel | breast |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| dips | thirst |
| acro | extremities |
| galacto | milk |
| pituitary dwarfism | abnormally short height caused by under secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
| pituitary gigantism | abnormally tall height caused by over secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
| goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
| thyro | thyroid |
| acid | acid |
| alkal | alkali |
| calci | calcium |
| chlor | chloride |
| eu | good |
| calc | calcium |
| kal | potassium |
| lipid | fat |
| natr | sodium |
| phosphat | phosphate |
| ur | urine |
| renal | kidney |
| nephr | kidney |
| ine | chemical |
| cortico | cortex |
| trop | stimulating |
| agon | lead |
| oid | resembling |
| insul | island |
| penia | deficiency |
| meta | over |
| bol | throw |
| em | blood |
| thyroid function test | test preformed to evaluate the function of the thyroid |
| chol | bile |
| grade | step |
| retro | pertaining to backward |
| metabolic | metabolism |
| drome | running |
| adrenal in | adrenal not |
| sufficiency | adequate |
| cortic | cortex |
| con | with |
| genit | birth |
| diabetes mellitus | pass through honey |
| pituitar | pituitary |
| hypophys | pituitary |
| pan | all |
| farc | stuff |
| para | beside |
| thym | thymus |
| continuous sub | continuous beneath |
| fus | pour |
| ion | process |
| laparo | abdomen |
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