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06/05/2025
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aden/o
 Definition
Gland
Term
adren/o, adrenal/o
 Definition
Adrenal glands
Term
calc/i:
 Definition
Calcium
Term
cortic/o
 Definition
Cortex, outer layer of a body organ
Term
dips/o
 Definition
Thirst
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endocrin/o
 Definition
Endocrine
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glyc/o
 Definition
Sugar
Term
home/o
 Definition
Sameness
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kal/i
 Definition
Potassium
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myx/o
 Definition
Mucus
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natr/o:
 Definition
Sodium
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parathyroid/o
 Definition
Parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
 Definition
Pituitary gland
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somat/o
 Definition
Body
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thyr/o, thyroid/o:
 Definition
Thyroid gland
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andr/o
 Definition
Male
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arche/o
 Definition
First, beginning
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balan/o
 Definition
Glans penis
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cervic/o
 Definition
Cervix
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colp/o
 Definition
Vagina
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crypt/o
 Definition
Hidden
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endometri/o
 Definition
Endometrium
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epididym/o
 Definition
Epididymis
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episi/o
 Definition
Vulva
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gonad/o
 Definition
Gonad
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gyn/o, gynec/o
 Definition
Woman
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
Blood
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hymen/o
 Definition
Hymen
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hyster/o
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Uterus
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leuk/o
 Definition
White
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mamm/o, mast/o
 Definition
Breast
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men/o:
 Definition
Menstruation
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metr/i
 Definition
Uterus
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oophor/o
 Definition
Ovary
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
 Definition
Testis, testicle
Term
pelv/i:
 Definition
Pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity
Term
pen/I, phall/o
 Definition
Penis
Term
perine/o
 Definition
Perineum
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posth/o, preputi/o
 Definition
Prepuce, foreskin
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
Prostate gland
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salping/o
 Definition
Uterine tube, fallopian tube
Term
scrot/o
 Definition
Scrotum
Term
son/o
 Definition
Sound waves
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sperm/o, spermat/o
 Definition
Sperm, spermatozoon
Term
test/o, testicular/o
 Definition
Testis, testicle
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trachel/o
 Definition
Cervix
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urethr/o
 Definition
Urethra
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vagin/o
 Definition
Vagina
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vas/o
 Definition
Vas deferens, vessel, duct
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vesicul/o
 Definition
Seminal vesicle
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vulv/o
 Definition
Vulva
Term
thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid/o
Term
adrenal/o
 Definition
Adrenal glands
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gynec/o:
 Definition
Woman
Term
mast/o
 Definition
Breast
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