CH18

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

andr/o

male

estr/o

female

calc/o

calcium

calci/o

calcium

cortic/o

cortex, outer region

crin/o

to secrete

-crine

to secrete

dips/o

thirst

-edema

swelling

gluc/o

sugar

glyc/o

sugar

glycos/o

sugar

gonad/o

sex glands

home/o

sameness

hormon/o

hormone

-one

hormone

insulin/o

insulin

kal/I

potassium

kal/o

potassium

lact/o

milk

myx/o

mucus

natr/o

sodium

ophthalm/o

eye

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

phys/o, -physis

to grow

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

somat/o

body

ster/o

solid body

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

toc/o

childbirth

toxic/o

poison

ur/o

urine, urea

-agon

gather together, assemble

-ectomy

removal, excision

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to producing

-in, -ine

substance

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

derived from, resembling

-osis

abnormal condition

-ia

condition

-ism

condition, process

-stasis

stop, control

-tocin

childbirth substance

-tropin

to act on, stimulate the function of

-uria

urination, urine condition

exo-

out, away from

eu-

good, normal

hyper-

excessive, above

hypo-

deficient, below

oxy-

rapid, acid, sharp

pan-

all

poly-

many, much

tetra-

four

tri-

three