eu

Good, normal

ex-or exo-

Outside or outward

hyper-

Above, excessive, or above normal

hypo-

Below, under, or deficient

pan-

All or total

para-

Besides, around, beyond, or abnormal 

para-

Besides, around, beyond, or abnormal 

poly-

Many or much

syn-

Joined or together

tri-

Three

a-

Absence of or without

an-

Absence of or without

ante-

Before or in front of

crypt-

Hidden

dys-

Painful, difficult, or abnormal

ec-

Out or outside

endo-

Within

epi-

Above

multi-

Many

neo-

New

nulli-

None

oligo-

Scanty or small amount

peri-

Surrounding or around

post-

after or behind

pre- 

Before or in front of

primi-

First

pseudo-

False

trans-

Through, across, or beyond

-al, -ary, -a, -ic

pertaining to

-algia

 pain

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-edema

swelling; fluid retention

-emia

blood condition

-gram

image or record

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-megaly

large; enlargement

-oid

like, resembling

-oma

tumor; mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-phagia

eating; swallowing

-scope

instrument to view

-scope

instrument to view

-scopy

visual examination 

-stasis

state of balance

-tomy

incision; cut into

-tropin

stimulating; to stimulate

-uria

urination; urine condition

-drome

run, running together

-plasia

condition of, formation, development, growth

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal

acro/o

extremity; limb

anter/o

front

calc/o

calcium

cortic/o

cortex

crin/o

to secrete

dips/o

thirst

gigant/o

abnormally large

gluc/o

glucose; sugar

glyco/o

glycose; sugar

glycos/o

glucose and sugar

gonad/o

sex gland

gynec/o

female; woman

home/o

similar; same

immun/o

immune; protection

insulin/o

insulin

kal/o

potassium

lob/o

lobe

mast/o

breast

myx/o

mucus

natr/o

sodium

neur/o

nerve

pancreat/o

parathyroid/o

parathyroid

pituitar/o

pituitary

poster/o

back

radi/o

X-ray

retin/o

retina

thym/o

thymus

thyr/o

thyroid

thyroid/o

thyroid

toxi/o

poison

ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH

Antidiuretic hormone

DI

Diabetes insipidus

DKA

Diabetic ketoacidosis 

DM

Diabetic mellitus 

FBS

Fasting blood sugar

GH

Growth hormone

HbA1C

Glycosylated hemoglobin, used to

monitor blood sugar over time

IDDM

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes)

NIDDM

Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes)

PTH

Parathyroid hormone

SIADH

Syndrome of inappropriate ADH

T3 

Triiodothyronine (a thyroid hormone)

T4

Thyroxine (a thyroid hormone)

TSH

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone

HCG

Human chorionic gonadotropin

ICSI

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

IUI

intrauterine insemination

IVF

In vitro fertilization

LH

Luteininzing hormone

OB-GYN

Obstetrics and gynecology

PCOS

Polycystic ovary syndrome

REI

Reproductive endocrinology and infertility

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

STI

Sexually transmitted infection

Addison's diseases

Adrenal gland insufficiency, name after Thomas Addison. 

Conn's syndrome

A disorder of the adrenal glands that cause excessive production of aldosterone, named after Jerome, Conn.

Cushing's syndrome 

High Cortisol levels in the blood named after Harvey Cushing

Grave's disease

Autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid, named after Roberts Grave's.

Sheehan's syndrome

Hypopituitarism cause by blood loss during or after childbirth, named after Harold Sheehan.

Kallmann syndrome

A genetic disorder causing delayed or absent puberty, named after Franz Kallmann

Turner syndrome

 Chromosomal condition affecting development in females, named after Henry Turner.

Klinefelter syndrome

A genetic condition in males with an extra X chromosome, named after Harry Klinefelter.