endocrine system ch 17

endocrine system flashcards

hyper-

excessive, above

agon/o

fight

acr/o

peak, extremity, highest point

-oid

resembling

gluc/o

sugar

-gen

to create, to produce

-ist

specialist

pituitar/o

pituitary

dwarf/o

miniature

toxic/o

poison

nas/o

nose

-graphy

process of recording

-ine

pertaining to

para-

near, beside, abnormal

physis

to grow

scope

instrument to view

ant-

against

-ive

quality of

-tropin

stimulation of

-eal

pertaining to

pheo-

gray

ton/o

pressure, tension

-in

chemical compound

act/o

performance

pan-

all

insul/o

island

-emia

blood condition

uria

urine

-ectomy

excision

-tomy

incision

hormon/o

chemical messenger

anti-

against

-al

pertaining to

son/o

sound

poly-

much, many

-ent

pertaining to, forming

dips/o

thirst

ren/o

kidney

cortic/o

cortex, outer area

epi-

above, upon

oxy-

quick

toc/o

labor, birth

-statin

inhibit

trans-

across, through

par-

near, beside, abnormal

thyr/o

thyroid

acid/o

acid

ultra-

beyond

radi/o

radiation

curr/o

to run

-itis

inflammation

somat/o

body

-logy

study of

-ia

condition

hypo-

deficient, below

myx-

mucus

estr/o

woman

endo-

within

nor-

normal

crin/o

to secrete

crani/o

skull

di(a)-

through, complete

mineral/o

inorganic materials, minerals

prost/a

prostate gland

aden/o

gland

thyroid/o

thyroid

andr/o

male

esthesi/o

sensation

-osis

condition

-ic

pertaining to

adren/o

adrenal gland

-oma

tumor

act/o

performance

-ism

condition

thym/o

thymus

-megaly

enlargement

iso-

equal

calc/i

calcium

eu-

normal, good

nephr/o

kidney

phag/o

eat, swallow

lact/o

milk

-tropic

stimulator

erg/o

to work

ur/o

urine, urinary system

ket/o

ketone

syn-

together, with

-sylated

linked

pro-

before

ad-

toward

tope

part

-logist

specialist in the study of

opt/o

vision

glyc/o

sugar

edema (root)

swelling

gnath/o

jaw