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The Endocrine System Ch. 12 Flashcards

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uret

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urination

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crine

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secrete

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hormon

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hormone

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thalam

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thalamus

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mela

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black

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ton

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tension, pressure

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oxy, ox

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oxygen

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toc

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labor and childbirth

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pituit

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pituitary

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prosta

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prostate

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gland

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gland

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ser/o

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serum

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arc/o

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peak, highest point

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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cortic/o
cortis

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from the cortex

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sipid

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flavor

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gonad/o

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testis, ovary

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hydr/o

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water

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lact

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milk

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somat/o

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the body

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thyr/o

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thyroid

thyroid gland

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calc/i

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calcium

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emac/i

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make thin

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cretin

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cretin

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ophthalmos

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eye

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pyrex

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fever

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iod

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violet

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edema

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swelling

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toxic/o

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poison

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ren, nephr

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kidney

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adren/o

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adrenal

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cortic

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cortex

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ald/o

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organic compound

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ster

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steroid

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catechol

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tyrosine containing

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cortic, cortis

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cortisone

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gluc/o

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glucose

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idi/o

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unknown

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path

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disease

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mineral/o

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inorganic material

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nephr

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kidney

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ster

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solid

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crine

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secrete

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glyc/o

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glycogen

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gluc/o

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sugar, glucose

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gen/o

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create

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insul

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an island

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somat

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body

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amput

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to prune, lop off

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body

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body

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comat

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coma

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diabet

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diabetes

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glyc

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glucose

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neur/o

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nerve

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esthes

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sensation

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dips

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thirst

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phag

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eats

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ur

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urine

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retin/o

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retina of the eye

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ket/o

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ketone

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acid

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acid

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metabol

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change

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acid

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acid

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ic, us, al, ary, ine,

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pertaining to

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logy

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study of

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logist

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one who stdies, specialist

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in

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substance, chemical

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tropin

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stimulation

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one

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hormone

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megaly

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enlargement

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tropic

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a turning, change

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steriod

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steroid

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ation

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process

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ated

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pertaining to a condition

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oid

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resembling

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ism

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condition, process

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ectomy

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surgical excision

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itis

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inflammation

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sis, osis

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condition

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amine

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nitrogen- containing substance

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agon

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to fight

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genesis

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creation

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ose

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full

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statin

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inhibit

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emia

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blood condition

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emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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pathy

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disease

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anti

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against

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di

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complete

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endo

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within

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hypo

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below

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in

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not

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pro

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before

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para

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adjacent, beside

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ex

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out

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hyper

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excessive

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hypo

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deficient, below

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myx

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mucus

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ad

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to, toward

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supra, epi

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above

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nor

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normal

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neo

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new

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auto

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self, same

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par

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abnormal

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poly

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many, excessive

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