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Endocrine system
Prefixes,suffixes,root words,and abbreviations
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2025
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Term
Eu-
 Definition
Good,normal
Term
Hyper
 Definition
Above,excessive
Term
Hypo
 Definition
Below,under
Term
Oxy
 Definition
Rapid,sharp ,acid
Term
Pan
 Definition
All,total
Term
Para
 Definition
Around,beside,beyond
Term
Poly
 Definition
Many ,much
Term
Syn
 Definition
Joined together
Term
Tetr
 Definition
Four
Term
Tri
 Definition
Three
Term
Adren/o
 Definition
Adrenal glands
Term
Gonad/o
 Definition
Gonads
Term
Pancreat/o
 Definition
Pancreas
Term
Parathyroid/o
 Definition
Parathyroid glands
Term
Pituitar/o
 Definition
Pituitary gland
Term
Ad
 Definition
Towards
Term
Thyr/o
 Definition
Thyroid gland
Term
Endo
 Definition
Within
Term
Exo
 Definition
Outside
Term
Para
 Definition
Around,beside,near
Term
Acr/o
 Definition
Extremeties
Term
Cortic/o
 Definition

Cortex,outer layer

 
Term
Glyc/o
 Definition
Sugar
Term
Drome
 Definition
Run,running together
Term
Ectomy
 Definition
Excision,cut out
Term
Emia
 Definition
Condition in the blood
Term
Ism
 Definition
State of
Term
Itis
 Definition
Inflammation
Term
Logist
 Definition
Specialist who studies and treats
Term
Logy
 Definition
Study of
Term
Megaly
 Definition
Enlarged,enlargement
Term
Oid
 Definition
Resembling
Term
Oma
 Definition
Tumor
Term
Pathy
 Definition
Disease
Term
Plasia
 Definition
Condition of, formation,development,growth
Term
Tomy
 Definition
Insicion,cut into
Term
Tropin
 Definition
Stimulating
Term
Ol
 Definition
Alcohol
Term
One
 Definition
Ketone
Term
Ine
 Definition
Amino acid
Term
Statin
 Definition
Release
Term
Ectomy
 Definition
Excision
Term
Tomy
 Definition
Incision
Term
ALD
 Definition
aldosterone
Term
ACTH
 Definition
Adrenocorticcotropic hormone
Term
ADH
 Definition
Antiduiretic hormone
Term
DKA
 Definition
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Term
DM
 Definition
Diabetes mellitus
Term
EPI
 Definition
Epinephrine
Term
FBS
 Definition
Fasting blood sugar
Term
GD
 Definition
Graves’ disease
Term
HGH
 Definition
Human growth hormone
Term
LADA
 Definition
Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults
Term
OGTT
 Definition
Oral glucose tolerance test
Term
RAI
 Definition
Radioactive iodine treatment
Term
TSH
 Definition
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Term
addison diseased named after
 Definition
Thomas Addison A British physician
Term
Cushing named after
 Definition
Harvey Cushing an American neurosurgeon
Term
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis named after
 Definition
Hakary Hashimoto a Japanese physician
Term
Islets of Lngerjans named after
 Definition
Paul Langerhans a German pathologist
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