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Chapter 14: Endocrine System
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes
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04/18/2011

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Term
acr/o
Definition

extremity

 

ex. acr/o/megaly - enlargement of the extermities

Term

adren/o

 

adrenal/o

Definition

adrenal glands

 

ex. adren/al - relating to the adrenal glands

 

ex. adrenal/ism - adrenal glands condition

Term
andr/o
Definition

male

 

ex. andr/o/gen - production of the male hormones

Term
calc/o
Definition

calcium

 

ex. hypo/calc/emia - low calcium in the blood

Term

gluc/o

 

glyc/o

Definition

sugar, sweetness

 

ex. gluc/o/genesis - production of the sugar

 

ex. hyper/glyemia - excessive sugar in the blood

Term
gonad/o
Definition

gonads, sex glands

 

ex. hypo/gonad/ism - a subpar condition of the gonads

Term
home/o
Definition

same, alike

 

ex. home/o/stasis - system of equilibrium condition

Term
pancreat/o
Definition

pancreas

 

ex. panreat/itis - inflammation of the pancreas

Term
parathyroid/o
Definition

parathyroid glands

 

ex. parathyroid/ectormy - excision of the parathyroid glands

Term
somat/o
Definition

body

 

ex. somat/ic - pertaining to the body

Term
thym/o
Definition

thymus

 

ex. thym/o/lysis - destruction of the thymus

Term

thyr/o

 

thyroid/o

Definition

thyroid

 

ex. thyr/o/toxic/osis - abnormal condition due to thyroid posioning (autoimmune disease?)

 

ex. thryoid/ectomy - excision of the thyroid

Term
-crine
Definition

secrete

 

ex. endo/crine - homones secreted within the body

Term
-dipsia
Definition

thirst

 

ex. poly/dipsia - very thirsty

Term
-phagia
Definition

eating, swallowing

 

ex. poly/phagia - eating many or much

Term
-physis
Definition

growth

 

ex. adeno/hypo/physis - under growth of the adrenal glands

Term
-toxic
Definition

poison

 

ex. thyro/toxic - thyroid posioning

 

Term
-tropin
Definition

stimulate

 

ex. somat/o/tropin - stimulation of the body hormones

Term
-trophy
Definition

nourishment, development

 

ex. a/trophy - no nourishment or development

Term
-uria
Definition

urine

 

 ex. poly/uria - urinating many or much

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