Endocrinology Flashcards
Endo-
Innermost; within
-crine
thing that secretes
Home/o-
Same
-stasis
Standing still; Staying in one place
Pituit/o-
Pituitary gland
-ary
Pertaining to
Hypo-
Below; deficient
aden/o-
gland
-physis
state of growing
neur/o-
nerve
gonad/o-
gonad; ovary; testes
trop/o-
having an affinity for; stimulting; turning
-in
substance
Pro-
before
lact/o-
milk
adren/o-
adrenal gland
cortic/o-
cortex; outer region
-ic
pertaining to
Anti-
against
dia-
complete; completely through
ur/o-
urine; urinary system
-etic
pertaining to
ox/y-
oxygen; quick
toc/o-
childbirth; labor
thyr/o-
shield shaped structure; thyroid gland
-oid
resembling
Tri-
three
-nine
pertaining to a single chemical substance
iod/o-
iodine
Eu-
good; normal
thyroid/o-
thyroid gland
-ism
disease from a specific cause; process
Para-
abnormal; apart from; beside; two parts of a pair
thym/o-
rage; thymus
pancreas/o-
pancreas
gluc/o-
glucose; sugar
ag/o-
lead to
-on
structure; substance
glyc/o-
glucose; sugar
-gen
that which produces
insul/o-
island
Ad-
toward
ren/o-
kidney
andr/o-
male
estr/o-
female
stimul/o-
exciting; strengthening
-ation
being; having; process
inhibit/o-
block; hold back
-ion
action; condition
Syn-
together
erg/o-
activity; work
antagon/o-
oppose; work against
-oma
mass; tumor
Pan-
all
galact/o-
milk
-rrhea
discharge; flow
gigant/o-
giant
acr/o-
extremity; highest point
-megaly
enlargement
Poly-
Many; much
-ia
condition; state; thing
dips/o-
thirst
uter/o-
uterus; womb
-ine
pertaining to; thing pertaining to
Post-
after; behind
part/o-
childbirth; labor
-um
period of time; structure
hyper-
above; more than normal
ex-
away from; out
opthalmos
eyes
calc/o-
calcium
-emia
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
glycos/o-
glucose; sugar
phag/o-
eating; swallowing
-pathy
disease
puber/o-
growing up
-ty
quality; state
genec/o-
female; woman
mast/o-
breast; mastoid process
adrenal/o-
adrenal gland
-ectomy
surgical removal
Bi/o-
life; living organism; living tissue
-opsy
process of viewing
log/o-
study of; word
-ist
person who specializes in; thing that specializes in
somat/o-
body
stat/o-
standing still; staying in one place