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1
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Endo-

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Innermost; within

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-crine

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thing that secretes

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Home/o-

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Same

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-stasis

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Standing still; Staying in one place

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Pituit/o-

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Pituitary gland

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Hypo-

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Below; deficient

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aden/o-

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gland

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-physis

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state of growing

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neur/o-

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nerve

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gonad/o-

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gonad; ovary; testes

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trop/o-

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having an affinity for; stimulting; turning

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-in

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substance

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Pro-

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before

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lact/o-

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milk

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adren/o-

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adrenal gland

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cortic/o-

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cortex; outer region

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-ic

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pertaining to

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Anti-

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against

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dia-

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complete; completely through

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ur/o-

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urine; urinary system

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-etic

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pertaining to

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ox/y-

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oxygen; quick

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toc/o-

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childbirth; labor

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thyr/o-

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shield shaped structure; thyroid gland

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-oid

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resembling

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Tri-

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three

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-nine

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pertaining to a single chemical substance

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iod/o-

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iodine

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Eu-

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good; normal

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thyroid/o-

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thyroid gland

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-ism

A

disease from a specific cause; process

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Para-

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abnormal; apart from; beside; two parts of a pair

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thym/o-

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rage; thymus

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pancreas/o-

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pancreas

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gluc/o-

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glucose; sugar

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ag/o-

A

lead to

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-on

A

structure; substance

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glyc/o-

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glucose; sugar

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-gen

A

that which produces

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insul/o-

A

island

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Ad-

A

toward

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ren/o-

A

kidney

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andr/o-

A

male

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estr/o-

A

female

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stimul/o-

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exciting; strengthening

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-ation

A

being; having; process

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inhibit/o-

A

block; hold back

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-ion

A

action; condition

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Syn-

A

together

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erg/o-

A

activity; work

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antagon/o-

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oppose; work against

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-oma

A

mass; tumor

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Pan-

A

all

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galact/o-

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milk

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-rrhea

A

discharge; flow

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gigant/o-

A

giant

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acr/o-

A

extremity; highest point

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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Poly-

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Many; much

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-ia

A

condition; state; thing

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dips/o-

A

thirst

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uter/o-

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uterus; womb

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-ine

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pertaining to; thing pertaining to

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Post-

A

after; behind

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part/o-

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childbirth; labor

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-um

A

period of time; structure

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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ex-

A

away from; out

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opthalmos

A

eyes

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calc/o-

A

calcium

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-emia

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condition of the blood; substance in the blood

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glycos/o-

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glucose; sugar

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phag/o-

A

eating; swallowing

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-pathy

A

disease

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puber/o-

A

growing up

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-ty

A

quality; state

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genec/o-

A

female; woman

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mast/o-

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breast; mastoid process

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adrenal/o-

A

adrenal gland

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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Bi/o-

A

life; living organism; living tissue

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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log/o-

A

study of; word

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-ist

A

person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

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somat/o-

A

body

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stat/o-

A

standing still; staying in one place

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