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Arc/o

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extremities

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aden/o

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gland

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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andr/o

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male

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calc/o

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calcium (Ca)

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cortic/o

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cortex (outer region)

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crin/o

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to secrete

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dips/o

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thirst

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estr/o

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female

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gluc/o

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sugar

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glyc/o

glycos/o

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sugar

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gonad/o

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sex glands

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home/o

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sameness

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hormon/o

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hormones

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insulin/o

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insulin

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kal/o

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potassium (K)

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keton/o

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ketone bodies (ketones)

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lact/o

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milk

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natr/o

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sodium (Na)

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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phys/o

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growth

growing

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pineal/o

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pineal glands

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pituitar/o

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pituitary

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somat/o

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body

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ster/o

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solid structure

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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toc/o

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childbirth

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toxic/o

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poison

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ur/o

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urine

urinary tract

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chlor/o

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chlorine (Cl)

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magnesi/o

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magnesium (Mg)

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36
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endo-

A

in

within

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37
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eu-

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good
normal
true

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38
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hyper-

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excessive
above
increased

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hypo-

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below
deficient
decreased

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oxy-

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rapid
sharp
acid

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pan-

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poly-

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tetra-

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tri-

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-agon

A

to assemble

gather

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

A

removal
excision
resection

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-emic

A

pertaining to a blood condition

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-gen

A

producing

forming

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  • in

- ine

A

a substance

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-ism

A

process

condition

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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oid

A

resembling

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-oma

A

tumor
mass
fluid collection

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-one

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-stasis

A

stopping

controlling

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-tomy

A

incision

process of cutting

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-tropic

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-tropin

A

stimulate

act on

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-uria

A

urination

condition of urine

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

A

anti-diuretic hormone

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BG

A

blood glucose

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Ca

71
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Cl

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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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DKA

A

diabetic ketoacidosis

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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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FSH

A

follicle-stimulation hormone

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GH

A

growth hormone

78
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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

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HDDS

A

high-dose dexamethasone suppression test

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K

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LDDS

A

low-dose dexamethasone suppression test

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LH

A

luteinizing hormone

83
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Mg

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Na

85
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OT

86
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PRL

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PTH

A

parathormone

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PU/PD

A

polyuria/polydipsia

89
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RAI

A

radioactive iodine

90
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T3

A

triiodothyronine

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T4

A

thyroxine

tetraiodothyronine

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TSH

A

thyroid-stimulating hormone

93
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Posterior pituitary hormones

A 
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Oxytocin (OT)
94
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Anterior pituitary hormones

A 
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
follicle-stimulation hormone (FSH)
growth hormone (GH)
luteinizing hormone(LH)
melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
prolactin (PRL)
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
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MSH

A

melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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