Chapter 9 Endocrine System
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36 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ad- | Toward |
| Anti- | Against, opposing |
| Endo- | Within |
| Ex- , Exo- | Outside, away from |
| Hyper- | excessive, abnormally high,above |
| Hypo- | Under, below normal |
| Para- | Near, along side, departure from normal |
| Syn- | Together, joined |
| Acid/o | A solution or substance with a PH less than 7 |
| Acr/o | Extremity |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Calc/i | Calcium |
| Cortic/o | Tree bark, outer covering, cortex |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Gluc/o | Glucose, sugar sweet |
| Glyc/o, Glycos/o | Glycogen, sugar, sweet, glucose |
| Hormon/o | to set in motion |
| Kal/o | Potassium |
| Ket/o, Keton/o | Ketone bodies (by product of fat metabolism) |
| Lob/o | a rounded part, lobe |
| Natr/o | sodium |
| Opthalam/o | eye |
| Pancreat/o | sweetbread, pancreas |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Thyr/o | Shield, thyroid |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Ur/o | Urine |
| -drome | run, running |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -ism | condition or disease |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| -oid | resembling |
| -osis | condition of |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number, deficiency |
| -plasia | shape, formation |
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