Endocrinology Flashcards
(87 cards)
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Endo-
A
Innermost; within
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-crine
A
thing that secretes
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Home/o-
A
Same
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-stasis
A
Standing still; Staying in one place
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Pituit/o-
A
Pituitary gland
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-ary
A
Pertaining to
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Hypo-
A
Below; deficient
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aden/o-
A
gland
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-physis
A
state of growing
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neur/o-
A
nerve
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gonad/o-
A
gonad; ovary; testes
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trop/o-
A
having an affinity for; stimulting; turning
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-in
A
substance
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Pro-
A
before
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lact/o-
A
milk
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adren/o-
A
adrenal gland
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cortic/o-
A
cortex; outer region
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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Anti-
A
against
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dia-
A
complete; completely through
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ur/o-
A
urine; urinary system
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-etic
A
pertaining to
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ox/y-
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oxygen; quick
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toc/o-
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childbirth; labor
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thyr/o-
shield shaped structure; thyroid gland
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-oid
resembling
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Tri-
three
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-nine
pertaining to a single chemical substance
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iod/o-
iodine
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Eu-
good; normal
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thyroid/o-
thyroid gland
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-ism
disease from a specific cause; process
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Para-
abnormal; apart from; beside; two parts of a pair
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thym/o-
rage; thymus
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pancreas/o-
pancreas
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gluc/o-
glucose; sugar
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ag/o-
lead to
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-on
structure; substance
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glyc/o-
glucose; sugar
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-gen
that which produces
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insul/o-
island
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Ad-
toward
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ren/o-
kidney
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andr/o-
male
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estr/o-
female
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stimul/o-
exciting; strengthening
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-ation
being; having; process
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inhibit/o-
block; hold back
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-ion
action; condition
50
Syn-
together
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erg/o-
activity; work
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antagon/o-
oppose; work against
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-oma
mass; tumor
54
Pan-
all
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galact/o-
milk
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-rrhea
discharge; flow
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gigant/o-
giant
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acr/o-
extremity; highest point
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-megaly
enlargement
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Poly-
Many; much
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-ia
condition; state; thing
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dips/o-
thirst
63
uter/o-
uterus; womb
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-ine
pertaining to; thing pertaining to
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Post-
after; behind
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part/o-
childbirth; labor
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-um
period of time; structure
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hyper-
above; more than normal
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ex-
away from; out
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opthalmos
eyes
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calc/o-
calcium
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-emia
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
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glycos/o-
glucose; sugar
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phag/o-
eating; swallowing
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-pathy
disease
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puber/o-
growing up
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-ty
quality; state
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genec/o-
female; woman
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mast/o-
breast; mastoid process
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adrenal/o-
adrenal gland
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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Bi/o-
life; living organism; living tissue
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-opsy
process of viewing
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log/o-
study of; word
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-ist
person who specializes in; thing that specializes in
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somat/o-
body
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stat/o-
standing still; staying in one place
