Endocrine System - Med Term

r/o, R/O

• rule out

• reduce output

• random order

• reorder operations

phag/o

• eating

• drinking

• sleeping

• running

- crine

• to secrete

• to absorb

• to excrete

• to synthesize

- emia

• blood condition

• skin condition

• muscle condition

• nerve condition

q _ h

• every hour

• every two hours

• every three hours

• every four hours

poly -

• few, limited

• many, excess

• single, unique

• none, void

pancreat/o

• liver

• pancreas

• kidney

• spleen

- oma

• disease

• infection

• tumor

• syndrome

parathyroid/o

• thyroid gland

• parathyroid gland

• adrenal gland

• pituitary gland

acr/o

• extremity

• head

• body

• limb