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What does the prefix aden/o mean?
What does the prefix aden/o mean?
gland
What does the prefix adren/o refer to?
What does the prefix adren/o refer to?
adrenal gland
What does the prefix crin/o mean?
What does the prefix crin/o mean?
to secrete
What does the prefix gonad/o refer to?
What does the prefix gonad/o refer to?
What does the prefix hormon/o mean?
What does the prefix hormon/o mean?
What does the prefix pancreat/o refer to?
What does the prefix pancreat/o refer to?
What does the prefix ren/o mean?
What does the prefix ren/o mean?
What does the prefix thyr/o refer to?
What does the prefix thyr/o refer to?
What does the prefix thyroid/o mean?
What does the prefix thyroid/o mean?
What does the prefix ex- mean?
What does the prefix ex- mean?
What does the prefix poly- mean?
What does the prefix poly- mean?
What does the prefix acid/o indicate?
What does the prefix acid/o indicate?
What does the prefix acr/o refer to?
What does the prefix acr/o refer to?
What does the prefix dips/o mean?
What does the prefix dips/o mean?
What does the prefix hirsut/o indicate?
What does the prefix hirsut/o indicate?
What does the prefix ket/o mean?
What does the prefix ket/o mean?
What does the prefix ophthalm/o refer to?
What does the prefix ophthalm/o refer to?
What does the suffix -ia mean?
What does the suffix -ia mean?
What does the suffix -ism refer to?
What does the suffix -ism refer to?
What does the suffix -megaly mean?
What does the suffix -megaly mean?
What does the suffix -osis mean?
What does the suffix -osis mean?
What does the suffix -uria indicate?
What does the suffix -uria indicate?
What does the prefix endo- mean?
What does the prefix endo- mean?
What does the prefix hyper- indicate?
What does the prefix hyper- indicate?
What does the prefix hypo- mean?
What does the prefix hypo- mean?
What does the prefix para- mean?
What does the prefix para- mean?
What does the prefix calc/i, calc/o refer to?
What does the prefix calc/i, calc/o refer to?
What does the prefix carcin/o mean?
What does the prefix carcin/o mean?
What does the prefix glyc/o refer to?
What does the prefix glyc/o refer to?
What does the prefix myx/o mean?
What does the prefix myx/o mean?
What does the suffix -al refer to?
What does the suffix -al refer to?
What does the suffix -emia mean?
What does the suffix -emia mean?
What does the suffix -itis indicate?
What does the suffix -itis indicate?
What does the suffix -oma mean?
What does the suffix -oma mean?
What does the suffix -pathy mean?
What does the suffix -pathy mean?
What does the suffix -penia mean?
What does the suffix -penia mean?
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
What does the suffix -logist mean?
What does the suffix -logist mean?
What does the suffix -logy mean?
What does the suffix -logy mean?
What does the suffix -tomy mean?
What does the suffix -tomy mean?
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Study Notes
Prefixes
- ex-: Means outside or away from.
- poly-: Indicates excessive, over, or many.
- acid/o: Refers to a solution or substance with a pH less than 7.
- acr/o: Relates to extremities.
- dips/o: Pertains to thirst.
- hirsut/o: Refers to being hairy.
- ket/o: Indicates the presence of ketones.
- endo-: Means within.
- hyper-: Signifies excessive, abnormally high, or above.
- hypo-: Denotes deficient, abnormally low, or below.
- para-: Means alongside or abnormal.
Word Roots
- aden/o: Means gland.
- adren/o: Refers to the adrenal gland.
- crin/o: Means to secrete.
- gonad/o: Indicates sex glands.
- hormon/o: Refers to to set in motion.
- pancreat/o: Relates to the pancreas (sweetbread).
- ren/o: Refers to the kidney.
- thyr/o: Means shield (thyroid).
- thyroid/o: Denotes resembling a shield (thyroid).
- calc/i, calc/o: Pertains to calcium.
- carcin/o: Indicates cancer.
- glyc/o: Refers to sweet or sugar.
- myx/o: Means mucus.
Suffixes
- -ia: Denotes a condition of.
- -ism: Indicates a condition or disease.
- -megaly: Refers to abnormal large size.
- -osis: Signifies a condition of.
- -uria: Pertains to urine or urination.
- -emia: Refers to a condition of the blood.
- -itis: Means inflammation.
- -oma: Indicates a tumor.
- -pathy: Refers to disease.
- -penia: Signifies abnormal reduction in number or deficiency.
- -ectomy: Refers to surgical excision or removal.
- -logist: Denotes one who studies.
- -logy: Refers to the study or science of.
- -tomy: Indicates incision or to cut.
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