Endocrine Vocab Flashcards by Jacquie Phillips | Brainscape

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Adeno-

A

gland

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adren-

A

adrenal gland

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andro-

A

male

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crino-

A

to secrete/sift/sort

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cortico-

A

bark or outer layer

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endo-

A

within

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gluco-

A

sugar

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glyco-

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suagr

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hormono-

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hormone

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insipid-

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without taste

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para-

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near

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thymo-

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thymus gland

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thyro-

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thyroid gland, shield

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-tropin

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target

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adenoma

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benign tumour of a gland

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adrenocorticotropic hormone

A

targeting the adrenal cortex

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androgenous

A

characteristics of a male

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endocrine

A

to sort within.
science of hormones.

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adrenal cortex

A

gland upon the kidney

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gluconeogenesis

A

creation of new sugar

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glycosuria

A

sugar in the urine

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hormonal

A

pertaining to hormones

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diabetes insipidus

A

bland pee

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parathyroid

A

near the thyroid

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thymic

A

pertaining to the thymus gland

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thyroidectomy

A

surgical removal of thyroid gland

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gonadotropin

A

targets the gonads