FINAL Chapter 15: Endocrinology (Nervous System)

gland

aden/o

adrenal gland

adren/o

adrenal/o

to secrete

crin/o

glucose

gluc/o

sugar

glyc/o

glycos/o

ovary

oophor/o

ovari/o

testes, testis

orchi/o

pancreas

pancreat/o

parathyroid gland

parathyroid/o

pineal gland

pineal/o

pituitary gland

pituitar/o

testes

testicul/o

thymus gland

thym/o

thyroid gland

thyr/o

thyroid/o

extremities

acr/o

cancer

carcin/o

CF: cell

cyt/o

eye

ophthalm/o

mouth

or/o

poison

toxic/o

pertaining to

-al

-an

-ar

-ic

puncture to withdraw fluid

-centesis

SUFFIX: cell

-cyte

thirst

-dipsia

surgical removal

-ectomy

blood condition

-emia

state of

-ism

inflammation

-itis

one who studies

-logist

study of

-logy

abnormal softening

-malacia

enlarged

-megaly

instrument for measuring

-meter

resembling

-oid

tumor, mass

-oma

abnormal condition

-osis

cutting into

-otomy

disease

-pathy

surgical fixation

-pexy

surgical repair

-plasty

rupture

-rrhexis

urine condition

-uria

within, inner

endo-

outward

ex-

excessive

hyper-

below, insufficient

hypo-

many

poly-