Endocrine Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Adeno-
A
gland
2
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adren-
A
adrenal gland
3
Q
andro-
A
male
4
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crino-
A
to secrete/sift/sort
5
Q
cortico-
A
bark or outer layer
6
Q
endo-
A
within
7
Q
gluco-
A
sugar
8
Q
glyco-
A
suagr
9
Q
hormono-
A
hormone
10
Q
insipid-
A
without taste
11
Q
para-
A
near
12
Q
thymo-
A
thymus gland
13
Q
thyro-
A
thyroid gland, shield
14
Q
-tropin
A
target
15
Q
adenoma
A
benign tumour of a gland
16
Q
adrenocorticotropic hormone
A
targeting the adrenal cortex
17
Q
androgenous
A
characteristics of a male
18
Q
endocrine
A
to sort within.
science of hormones.
19
Q
adrenal cortex
A
gland upon the kidney
20
Q
gluconeogenesis
A
creation of new sugar
21
Q
glycosuria
A
sugar in the urine
22
Q
hormonal
A
pertaining to hormones
23
Q
diabetes insipidus
A
bland pee
24
Q
parathyroid
A
near the thyroid
25
Q
thymic
A
pertaining to the thymus gland
26
Q
thyroidectomy
A
surgical removal of thyroid gland
27
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gonadotropin
A
targets the gonads
