Special Sense and Endocrine Terminology

Thyr/o

Thyr/o

thyroid gland (shield)

Agglutin/o

clumping or sticking together

Gluc/o

sugar or glucose.

Adren/o

adrenal glands

Thym/o

thymus gland

Erythr/o

red

Hormon/o

hormone

Pancreat/o

pancreas

Aden/o

gland

Hem/o

blood

Thromb/o

clot

Glyc/o

sugar

-penia

deficiency (abnormal reduction)

Hemat/o

blood

Coagul/o

clotting

Myring/o

eardrum

Acous/o

hearing (shae)

Ot/o

ear

Py/o

pus

Salping/o

fallopian tube

Irid/o

iris (color circle)

Ophthalm/o

eye

Dacry/o

tear

Lacrim/o

tear

Conjuctiv/o

conjunctiva (To join together)

Corne/o

cornea

Blephar/o

eyelid

Phot/o

light

Opt/o

vision

Scler/o

hardening (sclera)

Ocul/o

eye

Tympan/o

eardrum

Cerumin/o

earwax

Crin/o

secrete

-opia

vision condition