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aden/o - -gland adren/

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HOSA Medical Terminology (Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes,
Combining Forms)

aden/o - -gland

home/o - -sameness
adren/o, adrenal/o - -adrenal gland

hormon/o - -hormone
gonad/o - -sex glands

kal/i - -Potassium
pancreat/o - -pancreas

lact/o - -milk
parathyroid/o - -parathyroid glands

myx/o - -mucus
pituitar/o - -pituitary gland; hypophysis

natr/o - -Sodium
thyr/o, thyroid/o - -thyroid gland

phys/o - -growing
andr/o - -male

somat/o - -body
calc/o, calci/o - -Calcium

ster/o - -solid structure
cotric/o - -cortex, outer region

toc/o - -childbirth
crin/o - -secrete

toxic/o - -poison
dips/o - -thirst

ur/o - -urine
estr/o - -female

-agon - -assemble, gather together
gluc/o - -sugar

-emia - -blood condition
glyc/o - -sugar
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, HOSA Medical Terminology (Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes,
Combining Forms)

chorion/o - -chorion
-in - -a substance

colp/o - -vagina
-ine - -substance

culd/o - -cul-de-sac
-tropin - -stimulating the function of

episi/o - -vulva
-uria - -urine condition

galact/o - -milk
eu- - -good, normal

gynec/o - -female
hyper- - -excessive, above

hyster/o - -uterus
hypo- - -deficient, below

vesic/o - -urinary bladder
oxy- - -rapid, sharp, acid

albumin/o - -albumin
pan- - -all

azot/o - -Nitrogen
tetra- - -four

bacteri/o - -bacteria
tri- - -three

dips/o - -thirst
amni/o - -amnion

kal/o - -Potassium
cervic/o - -cervix, neck

ket/o - -ketone bodies
chori/o - -chorion

keton/o - -ketone bodies
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