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词根词缀:adreno-, adren-, -adrenal-

【来源及含义】Latin: a gland or the glands near the kidneys: ad-, "near" plus ren[es], "kidneys"

【相关描述】The name applies to the adrenal glands because of their proximity to the kidneys.

【同源单词】adrenal, adrenalectomize, adrenalectomy, adrenaline, adrenalism, adrenalitis

词根词缀:path-, patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy

【来源及含义】Greek: feeling, sensation, perception; suffering, disease, or disorder; a system of treating diseases

【相关描述】In medicine, some of these elements usually mean "someone who suffers from a disease of, or one who treats a disease"; so, they should not be confused with the words that mean "feeling" which are also shown on these pages even though both meanings come from the same Greek element.

【相关词根词缀】 Related-word units meaning feeling: aesth-; senso-; pass-.

【同源单词】acroleukopathy, acropathology, acropathy, adenopathy, adrenalopathy, adrenopathy