Med Term Chap 11

endocrine system

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

andr/o

male

calc/o

calcium

crin/o

to secrete

estr/o

female

gluc/o

glucose

glyc/o

sugar

gonad/o

sex glands

iod/o

iodine

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketones

mineral/o

minerals, electrolytes

natr/o

sodium

ovari/o

ovary

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pineal/o

pineal gland

pituit/o

pituitary gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

radi/o

ray

somat/o

body

testicul/o

testes

thym/o

thymus

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

toxic/o

poison

-dipsia

thirst

-emic

pertaining to a blood condition

-tropic

pertaining to stimulating

-tropin

to stimulate

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 layer

crin/o

to secrete

cyt/o

cell

gluc/o

glucose

glyc/o

sugar

glycos/o

sugar

gynec/o

female

immun/o

protection

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketones

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

radiation

retin/o

retina

testicul/o

testes

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

toxic/o

poison

-al

pertaining to

-an

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-dipsia

thirst

-ectomy

surgical removal

-edema

swelling

-emia

blood condition

-emic

pertaining to a blood condition

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-megaly

enlarged

-meter

instrument to measure

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-prandial

pertaining to a meal

-scopic

pertaining to visually examining

-tic

pertaining to

-uria

urine condition

anti-

against

endo-

within

ex-

outward

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

insufficient

pan-

all

poly-

many