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Aden/o

Gland

Adrenal/o

Adrenal Glands

Andr/o

Male

Calc/o or Calic/o

Calcium

Cortic/o

Cortex or Outer Region

Crin/o

To Secrete

Dips/o

Thirst

Estr/o

Female

Gluc/o or Glyc/o

Sugar

Gonad/o

Sex Glands

Home/o

Sameness

Hormon/o

Hormone

Kal/l

Potassium

Lact/o

Milk

Myx/o

Mucus

Natr/o

Sodium

Phys/o

Growing

Pituitar/o

Pituitary Gland

Somat/o

Body

Ster/o

Solid Structure

Thyr/o or Thyroid/o

Thyroid Gland

Toc/o

Childbirth

Toxic/o

Poison

Ur/o

Urine