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endocrine system
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11/13/2025
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eu
 Definition
good, normal
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hyper
 Definition
above, excessive
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hypo
 Definition
below, under deficient
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oxy
 Definition
rapid, sharp, acid
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pan
 Definition
all, total
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para
 Definition
around, beside, beyond, abnormal
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poly
 Definition
many, much
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syn
 Definition
joined, together
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tetr
 Definition
four
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tri
 Definition
three
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-dome
 Definition
run, running together
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, cut out
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
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-ism
 Definition
state of
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
study of
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- megaly
 Definition
enlarged, enlargment
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- oid
 Definition
resembling
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- oma
 Definition
tumor
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- pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasia
 Definition
condition of, formation, development, growth
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, cut into
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adren/o  ,  adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium
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cortic/o
 Definition
cortex, outter layer of a body organ
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disp/o
 Definition
thirst
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endocin/o
 Definition
endocrine
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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home/o
 Definition
sameness
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kal/i
 Definition
potassium
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myx/o
 Definition
mucus
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natr/o
 Definition
sodium
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary gland
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
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ALD
 Definition
a hormone produced by the adrenal glands that help regulate blood pressure and balance electrolytes by promoting sodium retention and potassium excretion
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ACTH
 Definition
a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortison, which helps regulate stress, metabolism, and immune response
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ADH
 Definition

antidiretic hormone

 

a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the pituitary gland that regulates water balance in the body by reducing urine production and increasingwater absorption
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