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MED109
Endocrine & Reproductive System Root Words
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11/28/2025
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities, height
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adren/o, adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
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calc/i, calc/o
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calcium
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer layer
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crin/o
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to secrete
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dips/o
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thirst
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endocrin/o
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endocrine
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gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
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sugar, glucose, sweetness
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home/o
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sameness, unchanged
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iod/o
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iodine
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kal/i
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potassium (an electrolyte)
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ket/o
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ketones
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lob/o
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lobe
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myx/o
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mucus
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natr/o
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sodium
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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phys/o
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growing
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pineal/o
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pineal gland
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pituitar/o, pituit/o
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pituitary gland
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somat/o
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body
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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toxic/o
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poison
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