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    This document defines medical terminology roots pertaining to the endocrine system. It provides the Greek or Latin root, the meaning, an example medical term using that root, and a definition for the example term. Some of the roots covered include endocrin/o for endocrine glands or system, pituitar/i for the pituitary gland, hypophysi/o also for the pituitary gland, thyro/o for the thyroid gland, and insul/o for the pancreatic islets. In 3 sentences, it defines roots used in endocrine system medical terminology and provides an example term for each along with its definition.

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    This document defines medical terminology roots pertaining to the endocrine system. It provides the Greek or Latin root, the meaning, an example medical term using that root, and a definition for the example term. Some of the roots covered include endocrin/o for endocrine glands or system, pituitar/i for the pituitary gland, hypophysi/o also for the pituitary gland, thyro/o for the thyroid gland, and insul/o for the pancreatic islets. In 3 sentences, it defines roots used in endocrine system medical terminology and provides an example term for each along with its definition.

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    Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud


    HESC 203: Terminología Médica Cap 16 Sistema Endocrino
    Prof. Amarilys Irizarry
     

    Roots Pertaining to the Endocrine System

    Definition of
    Root Meaning Example Example
    endocrin/o endocrine endocrinopathy any disease of the
    glands or en-do-krih-NOP-ah-the endocrine glands
    system
    pituitar/i pituitary gland, pituitarism condition caused by
    hypophysis pih-TU-ih-tah-rizm any disorder of
    pituitary function
    hypophysi/o pituitary gland, hypophysial pertaining to the
    hypophysis hi-po-FIZ-e-al (also pituitary gland
    spelled hypophyseal)
    thyr/o, thyroid/o thyroid gland thyrolytic destroying the thyroid
    thi-ro-LIT-ik gland
    parathyr/o, parathyroid hyperparathyroidism overactivity of a
    parathyroid/o gland hi-per-par-ah-THI-royd- parathyroid gland
    izm
    adrenal/o, adrenal gland, adrenergic activated (erg) by or
    adren/o epinephrine ad-ren-ER-jik related to epinephrine
    (adrenaline)
    adrenocortic/o adrenal cortex adrenocorticotropic acting on the adrenal
    ah-dre-no-kor-tih-ko- cortex
    TRO-pik
    insul/o pancreatic insular pertaining to islet cells
    islets IN-su-lar

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