Chapter 17 Endocrinology Word Building – Flashcards
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adren/o/megaly
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Build a medical word that means enlargement of adrenal glands
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adrenal/ectomy
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Build a medical word that means excision of adrenal glands
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hyper/calc/emia
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Build a medical word that means excessive calcium in the blood
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endo/crin/ology
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Build a medical word that means study of endocrine glands
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gluc/o/genesis
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Build a medical word that means forming or producing sugar
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hypo/glyc/emia
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Build a medical word that means under or below sugar blood condition
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glycos/uria
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Build a medical word that means glucose in the urine
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home/o/stasis
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Build a medical word that means same standing still
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kal/emia
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Build a medical word that means potassium blood condition
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pancreat/o/tomy
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Build a medical word that means incision of the pancreas
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parathyroid/ectomy
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Build a medical word that means removal of the parathyroid
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thym/oma
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Build a medical word that means tumor of the thymus gland
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thyr/o/megaly
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Build a medical word that means enlargement of the thyroid gland
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hyper/thyroid/ism
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Build a medical word that means condition of excessive thyroid gland
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toxic/o/logist
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Build a medical word that means specialist in the study of poisons
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endo/crine
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Build a medical word that means to secrete within
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poly/dipsia
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Build a medical word that means excessive thirst
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andr/o/gen
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Build a medical word that means forming or producing male
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thyr/o/toxic
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Build a medical word that means poison thyroid gland
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glycos/uria
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Build a medical word that means sugar in the urine
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eu/thyr/oid
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Build a medical word that means resembling a good thyroid gland
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exo/crine
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Build a medical word that means secrete outward
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hyper/glyc/emia
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Build a medical word that means excessive sugar blood condition
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hypo/insulin/ism
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Build a medical word that means condition of under or below insulin
