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Endocrine & Reproductive System
Medical Terminology
111
Medical
Undergraduate 1
09/15/2025
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Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
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end/o
 Definition
within
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ex/o
 Definition
outside / outward
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland (alternative form)
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman / female
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
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metr/o - metri/o
 Definition
uterus
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tube
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orch/o - orchi/o - orchid/o
 Definition
testis
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate gland
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vesicul/o
 Definition
seminal vesicle
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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-crine
 Definition
secrete
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-tropin
 Definition
stimulating effect on gonadotropin
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-gen
 Definition
producing / orgin
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-genesis
 Definition
formation production
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
Tumor
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-ism
 Definition
condition / state of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-ectomy
 Definition
removal (used often for glands (thyroidectomy)
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-arche
 Definition
beginning ((menarche) Beginning of menstruation)
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-cyesis
 Definition
pregnancy
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-gravida
 Definition
pregnant woman
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-para
 Definition
To Bear (offspring)
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-tocia
 Definition
labor / childbirth
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-partum
 Definition
birth / delivery
Term
-salpinx
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhagia
 Definition

busting forth - 

menorrhagia (heavy bleeding)
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow / discharge
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-cele
 Definition
hernia / swelling
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction / breakdown
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-stomy
 Definition
surgical opening
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
crin/o
 Definition
secrete
Term
hypophys/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
Term
pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid gland
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
insulin/o
 Definition
insulin
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gluc/o
 Definition
sugar , glucose
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar / glucose
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steroid/o
 Definition
steroid
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andr/o
 Definition
male / man
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
hormon/o
 Definition
hormone
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman / female
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
metr/o - metri/o
 Definition
uterus
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endometri/o
 Definition
lining of uterus
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oophoro/o
 Definition
ovary
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ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
vagina/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
orch/o - orchi/o - orchid/o
 Definition
testis
Term
test/o
 Definition
testis
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate gland
Term
vas/o
 Definition
sperm duct
Term
FSH
 Definition
follicle-stimulating hormone
Term
LH
 Definition
Luteinizing hormone
Term
HRT
 Definition
Hormone replacment therapy
Term
TSH
 Definition
thyroid stimulating hormone
Term
ACTH
 Definition
adrenocorticotropic hormone
Term
IUD
 Definition
Intrauterine device
Term
IVF
 Definition
In vitro fertilization
Term
PID
 Definition
pelvic inflammatory disease
Term
PCOS
 Definition
polycystic ovary syndrome
Term
BPH
 Definition
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Term
AIDS
 Definition
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Term
PMS
 Definition
premenstrual syndrome
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DUB
 Definition
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
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STD
 Definition
sexually transmitted disease
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STI
 Definition
sexually transmitted infection
Term
PAP
 Definition

Papanicolaou

(pap test)
Term
HCG
 Definition
human chronic gonadotropin
Term
DHEA
 Definition

Dehydroepiandrosterone 

(Adrenal hormone)
Term
AMH
 Definition
anti-mullerian hormone
Term
GnRH
 Definition
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Term
Addisons disease
 Definition
adrenal gland disorder
Term
Cushings syndrome
 Definition
excess cortisol
Term
Graves' Disease
 Definition
hyperthyroidism
Term
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
 Definition
autoimmune thyroiditis
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Sheehan's syndrome
 Definition
postpartum pituitary necrosis
Term
turner syndrome
 Definition
chromosomal disorder in females
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Klinefelter syndrome
 Definition
chromosomal disorder in males
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papnicolaou smear
 Definition
Cervical cancer screening (pap smear)
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Asherman's syndrome
 Definition
uterine adhesions/scarring
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stein-leventhal syndrome
 Definition

polycystic ovary syndrome

(PCOS)
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