Chapter 18 - Endocrine System Flashcards by Arka Rembish

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Combining form meaning; aden/o

A

Gland.

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Combining form meaning; adrenal/o

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Adrenal gland.

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Combining form meaning; gonad/o

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Sex glands (ovaries and testes)

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Combining form meaning; pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Combining form meaning; parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland.

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Combining form meaning; pituitar/o

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Pituitary gland; hypophysis.

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Combining form meaning; thyr/o, thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland.

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Combining form meaning; andr/o

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Male.

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Combining form meaning; calc/o, calci/o

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Calcium.

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Combining form meaning; cortic/o

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Cortex, outer region

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Combining form meaning; crin/o

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Secrete.

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Combining form meaning; dips/o

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Thirst.

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Combining form meaning; estr/o

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Female.

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Combining form meaning; gluc/o

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Sugar.

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Combining form meaning; glyc/o

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Sugar.

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Combining form meaning; home/o

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Sameness.

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Combining form meaning; hormon/o

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Hormone.

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Combining form meaning; kal/i

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Potassium.

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Combining form meaning; lact/o

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Milk.

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Combining form meaning; myx/o

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Mucus.

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Combining form meaning; natr/o

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Sodium.

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Combining form meaning; phys/o

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Growing.

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Combining form meaning; somat/o

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Body.

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Combining form meaning; ster/o

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Solid structure.

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Combining form meaning; toc/o

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Childbirth.

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Combining form meaning; toxic/o

A

Poison.

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Combining form meaning; ur/o

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Urine.

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Suffix meaning; -agon

A

Assemble, gather together.

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Suffix meaning; -emia

A

Blood condition.

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Suffix meaning; -in, -ine

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Substance.

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Suffix meaning; -tropin

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Stimulating the function of (to turn or act on)

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Suffix meaning; -uria

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Urine condition.

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Prefix meaning; eu-

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Good, normal.

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Prefix meaning; hyper-

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Excessive; above.

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Prefix meaning; hypo-

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Deficient; below; under; less than normal

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Prefix meaning; oxy-

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Rapid, sharp, acid.

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Prefix meaning; pan-

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All.

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Prefix meaning; poly-

A

Many or increased.

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Prefix meaning; tetra-

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Four.

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Prefix meaning; tri-

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Three.