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Ch17Endocrine System
Endocrine System combining forms and abbr
Question | Answer |
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aden(o) | gland |
adren(o), adrenal(o) | adrenal gland |
gonad(o) | gonad |
mamm(o), mast(o) | breast |
pancreat(o) | pancreas |
parathyroid(o) | parathyroid gland |
pituitar(o) | pituitary gland |
andr(o) | male or masculine |
calc(i) | calcium |
gigant(o) | large |
gluc(o) | glucose |
glyc(o), glycos(o) | sugar |
insulin(o) | insulin |
ido(o) | iodine |
ket(o) | ketone |
lact(o) | milk |
trop(o) | to stimulate |
-crine | secrete |
-dipsia | thirst |
-physis | growth |
-tropic | stimulating |
-tropin | that which stimulates |
acth | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
adh | antidiuretic hormone |
dm | diabetes mellitus |
fbs | fasting blood sugar |
fsh | follicle-stimulating hormone |
gdm | gestational diabetes mellitus |
gh | growth hormone |
gtt | glucose tolerance test |
hcg | human chorionic gonadotropin |
131i | radioactive iodine |
icsh | interstitial cell-stimulating hormone |
lh | luteinizing hormone |
lth | lactogenic hormone |
msh | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
pth | parathormone (parathyroid hormone) |
pvd | peripheral vascular disease |
raiu | radioactive iodine uptake |
sth | somatotropic hormone |
tct | throcalcitonin |
tsh | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
t3 | triiodothyronine |
t4 | throxine |