Endocrine System Terms

Acr/o

extremities

Aden/o

gland

Adren/o

adrenal gland

Adrenal/o

adrenal gland!

Calc/o

calcium

Carcin/o

cancer

Chem/o

drug

Cortic/o

outer portion

Crin/o

to secrete

Cyt/o

cell

Glyc/o

sugar

Glycos/o

sugar!

Gynec/o

female

Immun/o

protection

Kal/i

potassium

Lapar/o

abdomen

Lob/o

lobe

Mast/o

breast

Natr/o

sodium

Neur/o

nerve

Ophthalm/o

eye

Or/o

mouth

Ovari/o

ovary

Pancreat/o

pancreas

Parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

Pineal/o

pineal gland

Pituitar/o

pituitary gland

Radi/o

ray

Retin/o

retina

Testicul/o

testes

Thym/o

thymus gland

Thyr/o

thyroid gland

Thyroid/o

thyroid gland!

Toxic/o

poison

Vas/o

vessel

-dipsia

thirst

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-emic

relating to a blood condition

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlarged

-meter

instrument used to measure

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-prandial

relating to a meal

-pressin

to press down

-scopy

procedure to visually examine

-uria

urine condition

Anti-

against

Endo-

within

Ex-

outward

Hyper-

excessive

Hypo-

insufficient

Pan-

all

Poly-

many

Post-

after