Endocrine term Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Glands
2
Q
Adrenal/o
A
Adrenal Gland
3
Q
Gonad/o
A
Sex glands (ovaries and sperm)
4
Q
Pancreat/o
A
pancreas
5
Q
Parathyroid/o
A
Parathyroid gland
6
Q
Pituitar/o
A
Pituitary gland
7
Q
thyr/o, thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
8
Q
Andr/o
A
Male
9
Q
Calc/o, Calci/o
A
calcium
10
Q
Cortic/o
A
cortex , outer region
11
Q
Dips/o
A
thirst
12
Q
Crin/o
A
Secrete
13
Q
Estr/o
A
female
13
Q
Gluc/o, Glyc/o
A
sugar
14
Q
Home/o
A
sameness
15
Q
Kal/i
A
Potassium
16
Q
Hormon/o
A
Hormone
17
Q
Myx/o
A
mumus
18
Q
Lact/o
A
milk
19
Q
natr/o
A
sodium
20
Q
Phys/o
A
growing
21
Q
Somat/o
A
body
22
Q
Ster/o
A
Soild structure
22
Q
Toc/o
A
childbirth
23
toxic/o
poison
24
ur/o
urine
25
-agon
assemble, gather together
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-in, -ine
substance
28
-tropin
stimulating the function of (to turn or to act on)
29
-uria
urine condition
30
eu-
good, normal
31
hyper-
excessive ; above
32
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
33
oxy-
rapid, shape, acid
34
pan-
all
35
poly-
many or increased
36
tetra-
four
37
tri-
three
