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Medical Terminology - Endocrine System
Endocrine System
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Anatomy
10th Grade
07/11/2022
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Adren/o
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adrenal gland
Term
Gluc/o
 Definition
glucose
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Glyco
 Definition
sugar or glucose
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pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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Thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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-crine
 Definition
secrete
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Endocrinology
 Definition
endo=in
crin=secrete
ology= study of
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glucometer
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gluco=glucose
-meter= measure
device to measure glucose
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Glycolysis
 Definition
glyco= sugar
lysis= breakdown
sugar breakdown in the body
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hyperthyroidism
 Definition
hyper= overproduction
overproduction of thyroid hormone
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hypothyroidism
 Definition
hypo= under production
underproduction of thyroid hormone
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