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1
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aden/o

A

gland

adenectomy

2
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adrenal/o

A

adrenal gland

adrenalectomy

3
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gonad/o

A
sex glands (overies and testes)
gonadotropin
4
Q

pancreat/o

A

pancreas

pancreatectomy

5
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid gland

parathyroidectomy

6
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland, hypophysis

hypopituitarism

7
Q

thyr/o, thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland
thyrotropic hormone
thyroiditis

8
Q

andr/o

A

male

androgen

9
Q

calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

hypercalcema, hypercalciuria

10
Q

cortic/o

A

cortex, outer region

corticosteroid

11
Q

crin/o

A

secrete

endocrinologist

12
Q

dips/o

A

thirst

polydipsia

13
Q

estr/o

A

female

estrogenic

14
Q

gluc/o

A

sugar
glucagon
-agon means to resemble or gather together

15
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

hyperglycemia

16
Q

home/o

A

sameness

homeostasis

17
Q

hormon/o

A

hormone

hormonal

18
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

hypokalcemia

19
Q

lact/o

A

milk
prolactin
-in means substance

20
Q

myx/o

A

mucus

myxedema (mucus like material accumulates under the skin)

21
Q

natr/o

A

sodium

hyponatremia

22
Q

phys/o

A

growing

hypophysectomy

23
Q

somat/o

A

body

somatotropin

24
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure

steroid

25
Q

toc/o

A

childbirth
oxytocin
oxy- means rapid child birth

26
Q

toxic/o

A

poison

thyrotoxiosis

27
Q

ur/o

A

urine

antidiuretic hormone