endocrine system ch 17

  • 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