endocrine and cancer
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| GH | growth hormone
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| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone
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| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| ADH | antidiuretic hormone
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| aden/o | adenoids (glands)
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| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland
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| gonad/o | sex glands
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland
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| andr/o | male
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| cortic/o | cortex
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| crin/o | secrete
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| dips/o | thirst
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| myx/o | mucus
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| phys/o | growing
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| somat/o | body
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| toc/o | childbirth
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| -agon | assemble, gather
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -in, -ine | a substance
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| -tropin | stimulating the function
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| Cushing Syndrome | hypercortisol from adrenal cortex
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| Addison disease | Hypofunction of adrenal cortex
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| diabetes mellitus (type 1) | lack of insulin (young persons)
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| diabetes melliuts (type 2) | insulin resistant (older persons)
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| gestational diabetes | during pregnancy
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| acromegaly | hypersecretion of growth hormone after puberty
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| giantism | hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty
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| diabetes insipidus | insufficient antidiuretic hormone
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| thyroid function test | measurement of T3, T4 and TSH in blood
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| FSB | fasting blood sugar
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| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)
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| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)
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| SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
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| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone
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| grade | degree of maturity
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| stage | spread within the body
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| Tis | Carcinoma in situ
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| Tx | positive malignancy
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| T1 | Tumor <3 cm diameter
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| T2 | Tumor >3 cm diameter
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| T3 | Tumor with direct extension into chest wall
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| T4 | Tumor invades mediastinum
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| N0 | No node involvement
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| N1 | Ipsilateral bronchopulmonary notes involved
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| N2 | Ipsilateral mediastinal nodes involved
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| N3 | contralateral mediastinal notes involved
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| M0 | no metastasis
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| M1 | metastases present
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| alveol/o | small sac
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| cac/o | bad
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| follicul/o | small glandular sacs
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| medull/o | soft, inner part
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| mut/a | genetic change
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| mutagen/o | causing genetic change
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| onc/o | tumor
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| papill/o | finger-like
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| pharmac/o | chemical, drug
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| plas/o | formation
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| ple/o | many, more
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| polyp/o | polyp
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| prot/o | first
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| scirrh/o | hard
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| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue
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| xer/o | dry
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| -blastoma | immature tumor
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| -plasm | formation, growth
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| ana- | backward
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| apo- | off, away
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| brachy- | short (distance)
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| epi- | upon
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| meta- | beyond; change
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| tele- | far
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| protein marker tests | measure the level of proteins in the blood
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| BMT | bone marrow transplant
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| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen
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| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid
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| NHL | non-HOdgkin lymphona
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| PSA | prostate-specific antigen
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| TNM | tumor, nodes, metastases
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