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Grandul/o

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glandule, gland

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Aden/o

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gland

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Pine/o

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pineal gland, pine cone

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Pineal/o

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pineal gland, pine cone

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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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Parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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Pitui/o

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pituitary gland, hypophysis

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Pituitar/o

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pituitary gland, hypophysis

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Hypophys/o

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hypophysis, pituitary gland

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Pancreat/o

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pancreas

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Thym/o

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thymus gland

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Ovari/o

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ovary

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Oophor/o

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ovary

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Test/o

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testicle, testis, witness

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Testicul/o

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testicle, testis, witness

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Orch/o

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testicle; orchid (the flower)

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Orchid/o

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testicle; orchid (the flower)

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Gonad/o

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testicle or ovary

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Adren/o

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adrenal gland, suprarenal gland

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Supraren/o

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suprarenal gland, adrenal gland

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Cortic/o

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cortex, outer surface, bark

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Medull/o

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medulla, marrow

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Hormon/o

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hormone

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Crin/o

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to secrete

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-crine

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to secrete

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Apic/o

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tip, summit, end

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Hol/o

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whole, entire

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Mer/o

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partial, part

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-in

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hormone or chemical substance

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-ine

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hormone or chemical substance

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Trop/o

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hormone that stimulates something; a turn, turning, change

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Troph/o

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growth, nourishment

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Agog/o

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hormone that promotes something; leading forth

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-agogue

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hormone that promotes something; leading forth

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Gest/o

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hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying

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Ger/o

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hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying

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-ger

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hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying

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Poiet/o

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hormone that stimulates the production of something; to make or produce

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-poiesis

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hormone that stimulates the production of something; to make or produce

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Stat/o

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hormone that inhibits/stops something; to stand or stop

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Gen/o

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hormone that produces something, become, produced, born

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-gen

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hormone that produces something, become, produced, born

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Kin/o

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hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action

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Cin/o

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hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action

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-kinesis

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hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action

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-cinesis

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hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action

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Gynec/o

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female, woman, pistil of a flower

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Andr/o

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male, man, stamen of a flower

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Estr/o

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estrogen, estrus cycle (breeding period), sexual desire

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Insul/o

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insulin, island

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Gluc/o

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sugar, glucose

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Glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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Lact/o

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milk, lactose

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Gigant/o

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giant, large

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Meg/o

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large

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Megal/o

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large

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-megaly

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large

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Nan/o

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dwarf, very small, one billionth

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Nann/o

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dwarf, very small, one billionth

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Cretin/o

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cretinism

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Mel/o

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limb

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Melit/o

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honey, sugar, bees

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Ur/o

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urine

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-uria

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urine

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Sial/o

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saliva

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Orex/i

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appetite

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-orexia

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appetite

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Phag/o

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to swallow, eat

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Dips/o

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thirst

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Hirsut/o

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hairy

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Myx/o

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mucus

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Priv/o

A

deprived of

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