Endocrine system

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  1. aden/o
    gland
  2. adren/o, adrenal/o
    adrenal gland
  3. gonad/o
    sex glands
  4. pancreat/o
    pancreas
  5. parathyroid/o
    parathyroid gland
  6. pituitar/o
    pituitary gland
  7. thyr/o, thyroid/o
    thyroid gland
  8. andr/o
    male
  9. calc/o, calci/o
    calcium
  10. cortic/o
    cortex, outer region
  11. crin/o
    secrete
  12. dips/o
    thirst
  13. estr/o
    female
  14. gluc/o
    sugar
  15. glyc/o
    sugar
  16. home/o
    sameness
  17. hormon/o
    hormone
  18. kal/i
    potassium
  19. lact/o
    milk
  20. myx/o
    mucus
  21. natr/o
    sodium
  22. phys/o
    growing
  23. somat/o
    body
  24. ster/o
    solid structure
  25. toc/o
    childbirth
  26. toxic/o
    poison
  27. ur/o
    urine
  28. -agon
    assemble, gather together
  29. -emia
    blood condition
  30. -in, -ine
    a substance
  31. -tropin
    stimulating ht efuction of (to turn or act on)
  32. -uria
    urine condition
  33. -eu
    good, normal
  34. -hyper
    excessive, above
  35. hypo-
    deficient; below under; less than normal
  36. oxy-
    rapid, sharp, acid
  37. pan-
    all
  38. tetra-
    four
  39. tri-
    three
  40. ACTH
    adrenocorticotropic hormone
  41. ADH
    atindiuretic hormone
  42. BGM
    blood glucose monitoring
  43. FBS
    fasting blood sugar
  44. FSH
    follicle-stimulating hormone
  45. GH
    growth hormone
  46. GTT
    glucose tolerance test
  47. IDDM
    insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
  48. K+
    potassium
  49. Na+
    sodium
  50. NADDM
    non insulin dependent diabetes
  51. T4
    thyroxine
  52. TFT
    thryoid funtion test
  53. NPH
    insulin

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 Endocrine system
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