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Med Term Chapter 15

  1. endo-
    within
  2. -crine
    to secrete
  3. -logy
    study of
  4. hypophys/o
    pituitary/o
    pituitary gland
  5. aden/o
    gland
  6. trop/o
    turning
  7. lob/o
    lobe
  8. hypo-
    under, deficient
  9. thalam/o
    thalamus
  10. -us
    structure
  11. thyr/o
    thyroid gland
  12. calc/o
    calcium
  13. parathyroid/o
    parathyroid gland
  14. adren/o
    adrenal gland
  15. supra-
    above
  16. ren/o
    kidney
  17. -al
    pertaining to
  18. cortic/o
    cortex
  19. medull/o
    medulla
  20. pancreat/o
    pancreas
  21. exo-
    outward
  22. gluc/o
    glyc/o
    glucose, sugar
  23. thym/o
    thymus gland
  24. ket/o
    keton/o
    ketone
  25. gonad/o
    gonads
  26. -is
    structure
  27. crin/o
    to secrete
  28. -emia
    blood condition
  29. kal/i
    potassium
  30. natr/o
    sodium
  31. ket/o
    ketone
  32. acid/o
    acid
  33. -osis
    abnormal condition
  34. -uria
    urinary condtion
  35. esthesi/o
    feeling
  36. par-
    abnormal
  37. poly-
    excessive
  38. -dipsia
    condition of thirst
  39. phag/o
    to eat, swallow
  40. ur/o
    urine
  41. acro-
    extremities
  42. -megaly
    enlargement
  43. pan-
    all
  44. -ism
    condition
  45. insulin/o
    insulin
  46. phe/o
    dark
  47. chrom/o
    color
  48. cyt/o
    cell
  49. prolactin/o
    prolactin
  50. carcin/o
    epithelial cancer
  51. -lysis
    breaking down
  52. tom/o
    slice
  53. radi/o
    ray
  54. son/o
    sound
  55. -ectomy
    excision, removal
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Med Term Chapter 15
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Chapter 15 Endocrine System
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