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Endocrine System

  1. adren/o
    adrenal/o
    adrenal gland
  2. aden/o
    gland
  3. gonad/o
    • sex glands
    • (ovaries and testes)
  4. pancreat/o
    pancreas
  5. parathyroid/o
    parathyroid gland
  6. pituitar/o
    • pituitary gland
    • hypophysis
  7. thyr/o
    thyroid/o
    thyroid gland
  8. andr/o
    male
  9. calc/o
    calci/o
    calcium
  10. cortic/o
    • cortex
    • outer region
  11. crin/o
    secrete
  12. dips/o
    third
  13. estr/o
    female
  14. gluc/o
    sugar
  15. glyc/o
    sugar
  16. home/o
    sameness
  17. hormon/o
    hormone
  18. kal/i
    potassium
  19. lact/o
    milk
  20. myx/o
    mucus
  21. natr/o
    sodium
  22. phys/o
    growing
  23. somat/o
    body
  24. ster/o
    solid structure
  25. toc/o
    childbirth
  26. toxic/o
    tox
    poison
  27. ur/o
    urine
  28. -agon
    • assemble
    • gather together
  29. -emia
    blood condition
  30. -in
    -ine
    a substance
  31. -tropin
    • stimulating the function of
    • (to turn or act on)
  32. -uria
    urine condition
  33. eu
    • good
    • normal
  34. hyper
    • excessive
    • above
  35. hypo
    • deficient
    • below
    • under
    • less than normal
  36. oxy
    • rapid
    • sharp
    • acid
  37. pan
    all
  38. tetra
    four
  39. tri
    three
Author
kuxpiritu
ID
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Card Set
Endocrine System
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