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Mrs. Brown A & P
Mrs. Brown endocrine word parts
Question | Answer |
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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 |