Ch. 18 Endocrine Terminology Flashcards
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
3
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gonad/o
A
sex glands
ovaries and testes
4
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pancreat/o
A
pancreas
5
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parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
6
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pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland; hypophysis
7
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thyr/o
thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
8
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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
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crin/o
A
secrete
12
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dips/o
A
thirst
13
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estr/o
A
female
14
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gluc/o
A
sugar
15
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glyc/o
A
sugar
16
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home/o
A
sameness
17
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hormon/o
A
hormone
18
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kal/i
A
potassium
19
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lact/o
A
milk
20
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myx/o
A
mucus
21
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natr/o
A
sodium
22
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phys/o
A
growing
23
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somat/o
A
body
24
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ster/o
A
solid structure
25
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toc/o
A
childbirth
26
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toxic/o
A
poison
27
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ur/o
A
urine
28
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-agon
A
assemble, gather together
29
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-emia
A
blood condition
30
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- in
- ine
A
substance
31
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-tropin
A
stimulating the function of
32
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-uria
A
urine condition
33
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eu-
A
good, normal
34
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hyper-
A
excessive, above
35
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hypo-
A
deficient, below, under, less than normal
36
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oxy-
A
rapid, sharp, acid
37
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pan-
A
all
38
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poly-
A
many
increased
39
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tetra-
A
four
40
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tri-
A
three
