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Med 109 Week 2 Wanda McKinley
endocrine and reproductive system prefixes
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09/19/2025

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Adeno-:
Definition
Relating to glands
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Andro-:
Definition
Relating to male (e.g., androgen)
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Estro-:
Definition
Relating to female (e.g., estrogen).
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Gonado-:
Definition
Relating to gonads (e.g., gonadotropin
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Hyper-:
Definition
Above normal, excessive (e.g., hyperthyroidism
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Hypo-:
Definition
Below normal, deficient (e.g., hypothyroidism).
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Oligo-:
Definition
Few or deficient (e.g., oligomenorrhea).
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Pan-: .
Definition
All (e.g., panhypopituitarism).
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Phe-:
Definition
Relating to color (e.g., pheochromocytoma)
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Pro-:
Definition
Before, in front of (e.g., progestin).
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Stero-:
Definition
Relating to steroids (e.g., steroidogenesis).
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Thyro-:
Definition
Relating to the thyroid (e.g., thyrotoxicosis)
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Tetra-:
Definition
Four (e.g., tetragastrin).
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Tri-:
Definition
Three (e.g., triiodothyronine
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Adipo-:
Definition
Relating to fat (e.g., adipose tissue).
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Cortic-:
Definition
Relating to the cortex (e.g., corticosteroid)
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Lacto-:
Definition
Relating to milk (e.g., lactation).
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Meno-:
Definition
Relating to menstruation (e.g., menorrhagia)
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Neuro-:
Definition
Relating to nerves (e.g., neuroendocrine).
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Psycho-:
Definition
Relating to the mind (e.g., psychoneuroendocrinology
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Repro-:
Definition
Relating to reproduction (e.g., reproductive health
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