Meaning
rootglyc/o
sugar
GreekEndocrine
Terms built from glyc/o
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with glyc/o marked.
glyc/o decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix hyper- means “excessive”.
- The root glyc/o means “sugar”.
- The suffix -emia means “blood condition”.
- Together: Abnormally high blood sugar levels.
- The prefix hypo- means “deficient”.
- The root glyc/o means “sugar”.
- The suffix -emia means “blood condition”.
- Together: Abnormally low blood sugar levels.
- The root glyc/o means “sugar”.
- The suffix -uria means “urine condition”.
- Together: Glucose in the urine.
Parts that combine with glyc/o
Word parts that appear alongside glyc/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use glyc/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
glycemiaglycogen
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with glyc/o, word for word.
More endocrine roots and combining forms
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