Combining Forms, Chapter 18 Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adenectomy
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adrenalectomy
gonad/o
sex glands (overies and testes) gonadotropin
pancreat/o
pancreas
pancreatectomy
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
parathyroidectomy
pituitar/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
hypopituitarism
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
thyrotropic hormone
thyroiditis
andr/o
male
androgen
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
hypercalcema, hypercalciuria
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
corticosteroid
crin/o
secrete
endocrinologist
dips/o
thirst
polydipsia
estr/o
female
estrogenic
gluc/o
sugar
glucagon
-agon means to resemble or gather together
glyc/o
sugar
hyperglycemia
home/o
sameness
homeostasis
hormon/o
hormone
hormonal
kal/i
potassium
hypokalcemia
lact/o
milk
prolactin
-in means substance
myx/o
mucus
myxedema (mucus like material accumulates under the skin)
natr/o
sodium
hyponatremia
phys/o
growing
hypophysectomy
somat/o
body
somatotropin
ster/o
solid structure
steroid
toc/o
childbirth
oxytocin
oxy- means rapid child birth
toxic/o
poison
thyrotoxiosis
ur/o
urine
antidiuretic hormone