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Endocrine System
Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Chpt 18 comb forms/suffixes/prefixes
Question | Answer |
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aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
gonad/o | sex glands |
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, calci/o | calcium |
cortic/o | cortex, outer region |
crin/o | secrete |
dips/o | third |
estr/o | female |
gluc/o | sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
home/o | sameness |
hormon/o | hormone |
kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte) |
lact/o | milk |
myx/o | mucus |
natr/o | sodium (an electrolyte) |
phys/o | growing |
somat/o | body |
ster/o | solid structure |
toc/o | childbirth |
toxic/o | position |
ur/o | urine |
-agon | assemble, gather together |
-emia | blood condition |
-in, -ine | a 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 |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |