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Hormones & Glands — Word Roots
Word roots naming the hormone-producing glands and the chemical messengers they release.
This page lists all 16 of them. Open any root for example words that use it.
| Word part | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aden | Word root | gland |
| adrenal | Word root | adrenal gland |
| cortic | Word root | cortex, outer layer; adrenal cortex |
| crin | Word root | to secrete |
| endocrin | Word root | internal secretion; hormone secretion within the body |
| glyc | Word root | sugar; glucose |
| gonad | Word root | sex gland, ovary or testis |
| insul | Word root | islands; islets of the pancreas, insulin |
| insulin | Word root | insulin; pancreatic islet hormone |
| ket | Word root | ketones; ketone bodies |
| medull | Word root | medulla, inner part |
| parathyroid | Word root | parathyroid glands, beside the thyroid |
| pineal | Word root | pineal gland |
| pituitar | Word root | pituitary gland |
| thym | Word root | thymus gland |
| thyr | Word root | thyroid gland |
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.