18 Endocrine System Terminology Flashcards
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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adren/o, adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
3
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gonad/o
A
sex glands
4
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pancreat/o
A
pancreas
5
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parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
6
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland, hypophysis
7
Q
thyr/o, thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
8
Q
andr/o
A
male
9
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calc/o, calci/o
A
calcium
10
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cortic/o
A
cortex, outer region
11
Q
crin/o
A
secrete
12
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
13
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estr/o
A
female
14
Q
gluc/o, glyc/o
A
sugar
15
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home/o
A
sameness
16
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hormon/o
A
hormone
17
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kal/i
A
potassium
18
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lact/o
A
milk
19
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myx/o
A
mucus (myxedema)
20
Q
natr/o
A
sodium
21
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phys/o
A
growing
22
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somat/o
A
body
23
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ster/o
A
solid structure
24
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toc/o
A
childbirth (oxytocin)
25
toxic/o
position (thyrotoxicosis)
26
ur/o
urine
27
-agon
assemble, gather together (glucagon)
28
-emia
blood condition
29
-in, -ine
a substance
30
-tropin
stimulating the function of
31
-uria
urine condition
32
eu-
good, normal
33
hyper-
excessive, above
34
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
35
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid (oxytocin - rapid childbirth)
36
pan-
all
37
tetra-
four
38
tri-
three
