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Medical Terminology (chap 13)
Endocrine System
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Undergraduate 1
12/07/2007
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adren/o

adrenal/o

 Definition
adrental glands
Term
calc/o
 Definition
calcium
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crin/o
 Definition
secrete
Term

glu/o

glycos/o

glyc/o

 Definition
sugar, sweetness
Term
home/o
 Definition
same, alike
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kal/i
 Definition

potassium (an electrolyte)

 

The combining woel i is used instead of o.  This is an exception to the rule.
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid glands
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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thyr/o

thyroid/o

 Definition

thyroid gland
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toxic/o
 Definition
poison
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-crine
 Definition
secrete
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dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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-gen
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
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-toxic
 Definition
poison
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-uria
 Definition
urine
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
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hyper-
 Definition

excessive, above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below
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poly-
 Definition
many, much
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physis
 Definition
growth
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-tropin
 Definition
stimulate
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acr/o
 Definition
extremity
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