The Endocrine System

Front 1

acr/o

Back 1

Top, extreme part

Front 2

Adren/o

Back 2

Adrenal glands

Front 3

Cortic/o

Back 3

Cortex, outer region

Front 4

Crin/o

Back 4

Secrete

Front 5

Glyc/o

Back 5

Glucose

Front 6

Gonad/o

Back 6

Gonads, sex glands

Front 7

Gynec/o

Back 7

Woman, female

Front 8

Home/o

Back 8

Unchanging, constant

Front 9

Lact/o

Back 9

Milk

Front 10

Mast/o

Back 10

Breast

Front 11

Ovari/o

Back 11

Ovary

Front 12

Pancreat/o

Back 12

Pancreas

Front 13

Parathyroid/o

Back 13

Parathyroid glands

Front 14

Pineal/o

Back 14

Pineal gland

Front 15

Pituit/o pituitar/o

Back 15

Pituitary gland

Front 16

Somat/o

Back 16

Opening

Front 17

Testic/o

Back 17

Testicles, testes

Front 18

Thym/o

Back 18

Thymus gland

Front 19

Thyr/o, thyroid/o

Back 19

Thyroid gland

Front 20

-crine

Back 20

Secrete

Front 21

-dipsia

Back 21

Thirst

Front 22

-emia

Back 22

Blood, blood condition

Front 23

-endo

Back 23

In, within, inside

Front 24

-gen

Back 24

Producing, forming

Front 25

Hyper-

Back 25

Excessive, increased

Front 26

Hypo-

Back 26

Deficient, decreased

Front 27

-ism

Back 27

Condition, state of

Front 28

-megaly

Back 28

Enlargement

Front 29

Meta-

Back 29

Behind, after, or next

Front 30

-oma

Back 30

Tumor

Front 31

-phagia

Back 31

Eat, swallowing

Front 32

-physis

Back 32

To grow

Front 33

Pro-

Back 33

Before

Front 34

-stasis

Back 34

Control

Front 35

-tocin

Back 35

Labor, birth

Front 36

-tropic

Back 36

Having an affinity for

Front 37

-tropin

Back 37

Stimulate, to act on

Front 38

-uria

Back 38

Urination, urine

Front 39

acromegaly

Back 39

Rare, chronic abnormal enlargement of extremities

Front 40

Addison's disease

Back 40

A condition that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol or aldosterone

Front 41

Adrenalitis

Back 41

Inflammation of the adrenal glands

Front 42

Aldosteronism

Back 42

Am abnormality of electrolyte balance caused by excessive secretion of aldosterone

Front 43

Conn's disease

Back 43

A disorder of the adrenal glands caused by excessive production of aldosterone

Front 44

Cretinism

Back 44

A congenital form of hypothyroidism

Front 45

Cushing's syndrome

Back 45

A condition caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol

Front 46

Diabetes mellitus

Back 46

A group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both

Front 47

Diabetes insipidus

Back 47

A condition caused by insufficient production of the antidiuretic hormone or the inability of the kidneys to respond to this hormone