18 Endocrine System Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

aden/o

A

gland

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2
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adren/o, adrenal/o

A

adrenal gland

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3
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gonad/o

A

sex glands

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4
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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5
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid gland

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6
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland, hypophysis

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7
Q

thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

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8
Q

andr/o

A

male

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9
Q

calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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10
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cortic/o

A

cortex, outer region

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11
Q

crin/o

A

secrete

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12
Q

dips/o

A

thirst

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13
Q

estr/o

A

female

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14
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gluc/o, glyc/o

A

sugar

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15
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home/o

A

sameness

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16
Q

hormon/o

A

hormone

17
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

18
Q

lact/o

A

milk

19
Q

myx/o

A

mucus (myxedema)

20
Q

natr/o

A

sodium

21
Q

phys/o

A

growing

22
Q

somat/o

A

body

23
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure

24
Q

toc/o

A

childbirth (oxytocin)

25
Q

toxic/o

A

position (thyrotoxicosis)

26
Q

ur/o

A

urine

27
Q

-agon

A

assemble, gather together (glucagon)

28
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

29
Q

-in, -ine

A

a substance

30
Q

-tropin

A

stimulating the function of

31
Q

-uria

A

urine condition

32
Q

eu-

A

good, normal

33
Q

hyper-

A

excessive, above

34
Q

hypo-

A

deficient, below, under, less than normal

35
Q

oxy-

A

rapid, sharp, acid (oxytocin - rapid childbirth)

36
Q

pan-

A

all

37
Q

tetra-

A

four

38
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tri-

A

three