Chapter 9: Endocrine System Flashcards
(39 cards)
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Anti-
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Against, opposing
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Ad-
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Toward
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Endo-
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Within
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Ex-, exo-
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Outside, away from
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Hyper-
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Excessive, abnormally high, above
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Hypo-
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Under, below normal
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Para-
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Near, alongside, departure from normal
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Syn-
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Together, joined
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Acid/o
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A solution or substance with a pH less than 7
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Acr/o
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Extremity
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Andr/o
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Male
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Calc/i
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Calcium
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Cortcic/o
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Tree bark, outer covering, cortex
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Crin/o
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To secrete
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Dips/o
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Thirst
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Gluc/o
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Glucose, sugar, sweet
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Glyc/o, glycos/o
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Glycogen (a storage form of sugar), glucose, sugar, sweet
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Hormon/o
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To set in motion
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Kal/i
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Potassium
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Ket/o, keton/o
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Ketone bodies (a by-product of fat metabolism)
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Lob/o
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A rounded part, lobe
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Myx/o
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Mucus
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Natr/o
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Sodium
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Pancreat/o
Sweetbread, pancreas
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Thyr/o
Shield, thyroid
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Tox/o
Posion
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Ur/o
Urine
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-drome
Rn, running
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-edema
Swelling
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-emia
Condition of blood
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-ism
Condition or disease
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-megaly
Abnormally large
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-oid
Resembling
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-osis
Condition of
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-penia
Abnormal reduction in number, deficiency
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-plasia
Shape, formation
