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endocrine and reproductive system prefixes
prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/18/2025
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endo
 Definition
within, inner
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exo
 Definition
outside, outward
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo
 Definition
deficient, below normal
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eu
 Definition
good, normal
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pan
 Definition
all (pancreas → literally “all flesh”
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poly
 Definition
many, much
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oligo
 Definition
few, scanty
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dys
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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para
 Definition
beside, near
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gyneco
 Definition
woman, female
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andro
 Definition
man, male
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hyster- / hystero
 Definition
uterus
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metr- / metro
 Definition
uterus, measure
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oophor- / oophoro
 Definition
ovary
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orchid- / orchio- / orchido
 Definition
testis
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salping- / salpingo
 Definition
fallopian tube
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mast- / masto
 Definition
breast (mastectomy)
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lact- / lacto
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milk (lactation)
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prostat- / prostato
 Definition
prostate gland
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colp- / colpo
 Definition
(colposcopy)
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