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Transformative Body Systems
Endocrine and Reproductive System Medical Terminology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
07/17/2025
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Anti-
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Against
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
below normal
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pan-
 Definition
all
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poly-
 Definition
many
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oligo-
 Definition
few
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endo-
 Definition
within
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exo-
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outside
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pre-
 Definition
before
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post-
 Definition
after
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dys-
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difficult
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neo-
 Definition
new
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per-
 Definition
through
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a-/an-
 Definition
without
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auto-
 Definition
self
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para-
 Definition
beside
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intra-
 Definition
within
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inter-
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between
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retro-
 Definition
backward
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trans-
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across
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multi-
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many
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-oma
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tumor
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge/flow
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-rrhagia
 Definition
excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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-stomy
 Definition
new opening
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-tomy
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incision
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-genic
 Definition
producing
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-genesis
 Definition
origin/formation
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-scope
 Definition
viewing instrument
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-scopy
 Definition
visual exam
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-gram
 Definition
recorded image
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-graph
 Definition
recording tool
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ine
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pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-crine
 Definition
to secrete
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-one
 Definition
hormone
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping/control
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-trophy
 Definition
growth/nourishment
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-blast
 Definition
inmature cell
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-logist
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specialist
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-ism
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condition
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andr/o
 Definition
male
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orchid/o
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testis
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test/o
 Definition
testis
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel/duct
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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prostat/o
 Definition
prostate
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balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
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pen/o
 Definition
penis
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semin/o
 Definition
semen
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spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman/female
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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metr/o
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uterus
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uter/o
 Definition
uterus
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hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
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oophor/o
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ovary
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ovari/o
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ovary
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salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tube
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vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
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colp/o
 Definition
vagina
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vulv/o
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vulva
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perine/o
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perineum
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cervic/o
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cervix
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men/o
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menstruation
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ov/o
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egg
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o/o
 Definition
egg
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gonad/o
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gonad
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estr/o
 Definition
female hormone
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lact/o
 Definition
milk
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galact/o
 Definition
milk
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embry/o
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embryo
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fet/o
 Definition
fetus
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nat/o
 Definition
birth
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par/o
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childbirth
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part/o
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labor
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toc/o
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labor
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placent/o
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placenta
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amni/o
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amnion
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thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
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pituitar/o
 Definition
pituitary
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pineal/o
 Definition
pineal gland
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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insulin/o
 Definition
insulin
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hormon/o
 Definition
hormone
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crin/o
 Definition
secrete
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gluc/o
 Definition
glucose
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glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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ket/o
 Definition
ketone
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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calc/i
 Definition
calcium
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iod/o
 Definition
iodine
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FSH
 Definition
follicle-stimulating hormone
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LH
 Definition
luteinizing hormone
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TSH
 Definition
thyroid-stimulating hormone
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ACTH
 Definition
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
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GH
 Definition
growth hormone
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ADH
 Definition
antidiuretic hormone
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PTH
 Definition
parathyroid hormone
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HCG
 Definition
human chorionic gonadotropin
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MSH
 Definition
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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PRL
 Definition
prolactin
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T3
 Definition
Triiodothyronine
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T4
 Definition
thyroxine
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TRH
 Definition
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
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GnRH
 Definition
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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DHEA
 Definition
dehydroepiandrosterone
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DM
 Definition
diabetes mellitus
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IDDM
 Definition
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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NDDM
 Definition
non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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PCOS
 Definition
polycystic ovary syndrome
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BPH
 Definition
benign prostatic hyperplasia
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ED
 Definition
erectile dysfunction
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STI
 Definition
sexually transmitted infection
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PID
 Definition
pelvic inflammatory disease
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IVF
 Definition
in vitro fertilization
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OB
 Definition
obstetrics
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GYN
 Definition
gynecology
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HRT
 Definition
hormone replacement therapy
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TURP
 Definition
transurethral resection prostate
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LMP
 Definition
last menstrual period
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HPV
 Definition
human papillomavirus
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IUD
 Definition
intrauterine device
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IUFD
 Definition
intrauterine fetal demise
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STD
 Definition
sexually transmitted disease
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US
 Definition
ultrasound
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AFP
 Definition
alpha-fetoprotein
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DEXA
 Definition
bone density scan
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Pap
 Definition
papanicolaou test
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McCune-Albright
 Definition
genetic endocrine disorder
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Sheehan's
 Definition
postpartum pituitary necrosis
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Kallman
 Definition
GnRH deficiency syndrome
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Addison's
 Definition
adrenal insufficiency
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Cushing's
 Definition
cortisol excess disorder
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Graves'
 Definition
hyperthyroid autoinmune disorder
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Hashimoto's
 Definition
autoinmune thyroiditis
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Turner's
 Definition
female chromosomal disorder
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Kinefelter's
 Definition
male chromosomal disorder
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