Chapter 14 Key Terminology Flashcards

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endo-

A

within

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hypo-

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difficient, below, under

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hyper-

A

excessive

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supra-

A

above

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exo-

A

outward

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ex-

A

out

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an-

A

without

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par-

A

abnormal

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poly-

A

excessive

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acro-

A

extremities

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pan-

A

all

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12
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-crine

A

to secrete

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13
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-logy

A

study of

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14
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-us, -is

A

structure

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15
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-al

A

pertaining to

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16
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-ia

A

condition

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17
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-ism

A

condition

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18
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-uria

A

urinary condition

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19
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-emia

A

blood condition

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20
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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21
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-dipsia

A

condition of thirst

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22
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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23
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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24
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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25
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-lysis

A

breaking down

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26
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-graphy

A

process of recording

27
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-ectomy

A

excision

28
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crin/o

A

to secrete

29
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hypophys/o, pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

30
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adeb/o

A

gland

31
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trop/o

A

turning

32
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lob/o

A

lobe, section

33
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

34
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thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

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calc/o

A

calcium

36
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parathyroi/o

A

parathyroid gland

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adren/o, adrenal/o

A

adrenal gland

38
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ren/o

A

kidney

39
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cortic/o

A

cortex (outer portion)

40
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medull/o

A

medulla (inner portion)

41
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

42
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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

A

glucose, sugar

43
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thym/o

A

thymus gland

44
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ket/o, keton/o

A

ketones

45
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gonad/o

A

gonads (sex organ)

46
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orex/o

A

appetite

47
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

48
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kal/i

A

potassium

49
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natr/o

A

sodium

50
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acid/o

A

acid

51
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esthesi/o

A

feeling

52
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phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

53
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ur/o, urin/o

A

urine

54
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pituitar/o

A

pituitary

55
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insulin/o

A

insulin

56
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phe/o

A

dark

57
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chrom/o

A

colour

58
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cyt/o

A

cell

59
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prolactin/o

A

prolactin

60
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carcin/o

A

epithelial cancer

61
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tom/o

A

slice

62
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radi/o

A

ray

63
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son/o

A

sound