Endocrine System Combining Forms, Chapter 18

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aden/o gland
adren/o adrenal glands
adrenal/o adrenal glands
gonad/o sex glands
pancreat/o pancreas
parathyroid/o parathyroid gland
pituitar/o pituitary gland, hypophysis
thyr/o thyroid gland
thyroid/o thyroid gland
andr/o male
calc/o, calci/o calcium
cortic/o cortex, outer region
crin/o secrete
dips/o thirst
estr/o female
gluc/o sugar
glyc/o sugar
home/o sameness
hormon/o hormone
kal/i potassium
lact/o milk
myx/o mucus
natr/o sodium
phys/o growing
somat/o body
ster/o solid structure
toc/o childbirth
toxic/o poison
ur/o urine
-agon assemble, gather together
-emia blood condition
-in, -ine a substance
-tropin stimulating the function of
-uria urine condition
eu- good, normal
hyper- excessive; above
hypo- deficient; below; under; less than normal
oxy- rapid, sharp, acid
pan- all
tetra- four
tri- three