Endocrine System Flashcards
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Grandul/o
A
glandule, gland
2
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Aden/o
A
gland
3
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Pine/o
A
pineal gland, pine cone
4
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Pineal/o
A
pineal gland, pine cone
5
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Thyr/o
A
thyroid gland
6
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Thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
7
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Parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
8
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Pitui/o
A
pituitary gland, hypophysis
9
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Pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland, hypophysis
10
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Hypophys/o
A
hypophysis, pituitary gland
11
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Pancreat/o
A
pancreas
12
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Thym/o
A
thymus gland
13
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Ovari/o
A
ovary
14
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Oophor/o
A
ovary
15
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Test/o
A
testicle, testis, witness
16
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Testicul/o
A
testicle, testis, witness
17
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Orch/o
A
testicle; orchid (the flower)
18
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Orchid/o
A
testicle; orchid (the flower)
19
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Gonad/o
A
testicle or ovary
20
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Adren/o
A
adrenal gland, suprarenal gland
21
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Supraren/o
A
suprarenal gland, adrenal gland
22
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Cortic/o
A
cortex, outer surface, bark
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Medull/o
A
medulla, marrow
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Hormon/o
A
hormone
25
Crin/o
to secrete
26
-crine
to secrete
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Apic/o
tip, summit, end
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Hol/o
whole, entire
29
Mer/o
partial, part
30
-in
hormone or chemical substance
31
-ine
hormone or chemical substance
32
Trop/o
hormone that stimulates something; a turn, turning, change
33
Troph/o
growth, nourishment
34
Agog/o
hormone that promotes something; leading forth
35
-agogue
hormone that promotes something; leading forth
36
Gest/o
hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying
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Ger/o
hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying
38
-ger
hormone that helps with bearing; producing, carrying
39
Poiet/o
hormone that stimulates the production of something; to make or produce
40
-poiesis
hormone that stimulates the production of something; to make or produce
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Stat/o
hormone that inhibits/stops something; to stand or stop
42
Gen/o
hormone that produces something, become, produced, born
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-gen
hormone that produces something, become, produced, born
44
Kin/o
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
45
Cin/o
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
46
-kinesis
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
47
-cinesis
hormone that stimulates activity, movement, action
48
Gynec/o
female, woman, pistil of a flower
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Andr/o
male, man, stamen of a flower
50
Estr/o
estrogen, estrus cycle (breeding period), sexual desire
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Insul/o
insulin, island
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Gluc/o
sugar, glucose
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Glyc/o
sugar, glucose
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Lact/o
milk, lactose
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Gigant/o
giant, large
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Meg/o
large
57
Megal/o
large
58
-megaly
large
59
Nan/o
dwarf, very small, one billionth
60
Nann/o
dwarf, very small, one billionth
61
Cretin/o
cretinism
62
Mel/o
limb
63
Melit/o
honey, sugar, bees
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Ur/o
urine
65
-uria
urine
66
Sial/o
saliva
67
Orex/i
appetite
68
-orexia
appetite
69
Phag/o
to swallow, eat
70
Dips/o
thirst
71
Hirsut/o
hairy
72
Myx/o
mucus
73
Priv/o
deprived of
