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28 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland, glandular
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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andr/o
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masculine, male
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cortic/o
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cortex
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dips/o
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thirst
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gluc/o
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1. relationship to glucose (G. sweet new wine, sweetness)
2. sugar |
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glyc/o
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relating to sugars
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lymphaden/o
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lymph nodes
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lymphangi/o
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lymphatic vessels
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phys/o
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tendency to swell or inflate
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thym/i, thym/o
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1. thymus (a primary lymphoid organ)
2. mind, soul, emotions 3. wart, warty |
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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thyroid
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tox/i, tox/o, toxic/o
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poison, toxin
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fibr/o
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fiber
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macr/o
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large, long
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gonad/o
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gonads, sex glands
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ur/e, ure/a, ure/o
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1. urea
2. urine |
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estr/o
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female
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mamm/o
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breast
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gynec/o - mast/o - ia
gynecomastia |
excessive development of the male mammary glands
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aden/o - carcin/o - oma
adenocarcinoma |
gland, glandular - cancer - tumor, neoplasm
a malignant neoplasm of epithelial cells in glandular or gland-like pattern |
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aden/o - my/o - oma
adenomyoma |
gland, glandular - muscle - tumor, neoplasm
a benign neoplasm of muscle (usually smooth muscle) with glandular elements; occurs most frequently in uterus and uterine ligaments |
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hidr/o
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sweat, sweat glands
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aden/o - oma
adenoma |
gland, glandular - tumor, neoplasm
a benign epithelial neoplasm in which the tumor cells form glands or gland-like structures |
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eu - thryoid/o - ism
euthyroidism |
good, well - thyroid - condition
a condition in which the thyroid gland is functioning normally, its secretion being of proper amount and constitution |
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fibr/o - aden/o - oma
fibroadenoma |
fiber - gland - tumor, neoplasm
a benign neoplasm derived from glandular epithelium, in which there is a conspicuous stroma of proliferating fibroblasts |
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hyper - thryoid/o - ism
hyperthyroidism |
excessive, above normal - thyroid - condition, disease
an abnormality of the thyroid gland in which secretion of thyroid hormone is usually increased and is no longer under regulatory control of hypothalamic-pituitary centers |
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macr/o - aden/o - oma
macroadenoma |
large, long - gland, glandular - tumor, neoplasm
a pituitary adenoma larger than 10 mm in diameter |