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Medical Terminology vocab & prefix, suffix, combining form
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Undergraduate 1
11/21/2017
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Aden/o 

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Aden/o
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gland
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opthalm/o
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eye
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somat/o
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body
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acr/o
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extremity, point
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androgen
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Hormones that produce or stimulate the development of male characteristics. The 2 major androgens are testosterone and androsterone.
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estr/o
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female
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andr/o
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man
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viril/o
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masculine
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ger/o
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old age
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kal/i
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potassium (K)
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trop/o
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turning
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-betes
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to go
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dia-
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through
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-one
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hormone
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hormon/o
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hormone
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crin/o
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secrete
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esthes
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sensation
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-ine
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substance
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eu-
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good
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exo-
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out, away from
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glandul
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little acorn
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hirsut
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hairy
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-oid
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resemble
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para-
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beside
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nor-
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not
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epi-
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upon
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pine
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pine cone
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progeriia
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Pathological condition of premature old age occurring in childhood.
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gester
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to bear
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progesterone
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Hormone produced by the corpus luteum of the ovary, adrenal cortex, or placenta; released during the 2nd half of menstrual cycle
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virilism
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Pathological condition in which secondary male characteristics, such as facial or body hair growth & deepening of the voice, are produced in a female. Usually a result of adrenal dysfunction or hormonal imbalance
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