Endocrine Systems - prefixes, suffixes and combining forms

eu- (prefix)

good, normal

hypo- (prefix)

below, under, deficient

hyper- (prefix)

above, excessive

oxy- (prefix)

rapid, sharp, acid

para- (prefix)

around, beside, beyond, abnormal

pan- (prefix)

all, total

poly- (prefix

many, or increased

syn- (prefix)

joined, together

tetr- (prefix)

four

tri- (prefix

three

-drome (suffix)

run, running together

-ectomy (suffix)

excision, cut out

-emia (suffix)

in the blood

-ia (suffix)

condition of, abnormal state, decreased state

-ism (suffix)

state of

-itis (suffix)

inflammation

-logist suffix)

specialist or physician who studies and treats

-logy (suffix)

study of

-megaly (suffix)

enlarged, enlargement

-oid (suffix)

resembling

-oma (suffix)

tumor

-pathy (suffix)

disease

-plasia (suffix)

condition of, formation, development, growth

-tomy (suffix)

incision, cut into

acr/o (combining form)

extremities, height

aden/o (combining form)

gland

adren/o (combining form)

adrenal glands

adrenal/o (combining form)

adrenal glands

calc/i (combining form)

calcium

cortic/o (combining form)

cortex, outer layer of a body organ

dips/o (combining form)

thirst

glyc/o (combining form)

sugar

endocrin/o (combining form)

endocrine

home/o (combining form)

sameness

kal/i (combining form)

potassium

myx/o (combining form)

mucus

natr/o (combining form)

sodium

parathyroid/o (combining form)

parathyroid gland

phys/o (combining form)

growing

pituitar/o (combining form)

pituitary gland

somat/o (combining form)

body

thyr/o (combining form)

thyroid gland

thyroid/o (combining form)

thyroid gland