Any Endocrine Gland Can Cause Disease by Becoming Either Overactive

question 14

Multiple Choice

Any endocrine gland can cause disease by becoming either overactive or underactive. If an endocrine gland is overactive and is secreting too much hormone, which prefix would be used to build the name of the condition? prefix ________ + root [name of gland] + suffix -ism

• A) Hyper-
• B) Hypo-
• C) Endo-
• D) -emia

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Definitions:

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