Endocrine System Flashcards
Grandul/o
glandule, gland
Aden/o
gland
Pine/o
pineal gland, pine cone
Pineal/o
pineal gland, pine cone
Thyr/o
thyroid gland
Thyroid/o
thyroid gland
Parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
Pitui/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
Pituitar/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
Hypophys/o
hypophysis, pituitary gland
Pancreat/o
pancreas
Thym/o
thymus gland
Ovari/o
ovary
Oophor/o
ovary
Test/o
testicle, testis, witness
Testicul/o
testicle, testis, witness
Orch/o
testicle; orchid (the flower)
Orchid/o
testicle; orchid (the flower)
Gonad/o
testicle or ovary
Adren/o
adrenal gland, suprarenal gland
Supraren/o
suprarenal gland, adrenal gland
Cortic/o
cortex, outer surface, bark
Medull/o
medulla, marrow
Hormon/o
hormone
Crin/o
to secrete
-crine
to secrete
Apic/o
tip, summit, end
Hol/o
whole, entire
Mer/o
partial, part
-in
hormone or chemical substance
-ine
hormone or chemical substance
Trop/o
hormone that stimulates something; a turn, turning, change
Troph/o
growth, nourishment
Agog/o
hormone that promotes something; leading forth
-agogue
hormone that promotes something; leading forth
Gest/o
hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying
Ger/o
hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying
-ger
hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying
Poiet/o
hormone that stimulates the production of something; to make or produce
-poiesis
hormone that stimulates the production of something; to make or produce
Stat/o
hormone that inhibits/stops something; to stand or stop
Gen/o
hormone that produces something, become, produced, born
-gen
hormone that produces something, become, produced, born
Kin/o
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
Cin/o
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
-kinesis
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
-cinesis
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
Gynec/o
female, woman, pistil of a flower
Andr/o
male, man, stamen of a flower
Estr/o
estrogen, estrus cycle (breeding period), sexual desire
Insul/o
insulin, island
Gluc/o
sugar, glucose
Glyc/o
sugar, glucose
Lact/o
milk, lactose
Gigant/o
giant, large
Meg/o
large
Megal/o
large
-megaly
large
Nan/o
dwarf, very small, one billionth
Nann/o
dwarf, very small, one billionth
Cretin/o
cretinism
Mel/o
limb
Melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
Ur/o
urine
-uria
urine
Sial/o
saliva
Orex/i
appetite
-orexia
appetite
Phag/o
to swallow, eat
Dips/o
thirst
Hirsut/o
hairy
Myx/o
mucus
Priv/o
deprived of