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Endocrine System

  1. acr/o
    extremities
  2. aden/o
    gland
  3. adren/o; adrenal/o
    adrenal glands
  4. calc/i
    calcium
  5. endocrin/o
    endocrine
  6. gluc/o; glyc/o
    sugar, glucose, glycogen
  7. hypophys/o
    pituitary gland
  8. -ine
    suffix used in the formation of names of chemical substances
  9. -megaly
    enlargement
  10. -oma
    tumor, collection of
  11. pancreat/o
    pancreas
  12. parathyr/o; parathyroid/o
    parathyroid gland
  13. thry/o thryoid/o
    thyroid gland
  14. -tropin
    • suffix meaning "nourishment" or "stimulation"
    • (Gr. trophe)
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Endocrine System
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