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endocrine terminology mod reddd

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anti-   Against  
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ad-   Toward  
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exo-   Outside, Outward  
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eu-   Good, Well, Normal  
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pan-   All, Entire  
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hyper-   Excessive  
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poly-   Many, Much  
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para-   Near, Beside, Beyond  
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hypo-   Deficient, Below  
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-crine   Secrete  
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-oma   Tumor  
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-gen   Forming, Producing, Origin  
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-physis   Growth  
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-uria   Urine (Condition)  
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-emia   Blood Condition  
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-trophy   Development, Nourishment  
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-dipsia   Thirst  
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-tropic   Stimulating, Influencing  
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-tropia   Turning  
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-phagia   Swallowing, Eating  
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-toxic   Poison  
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-ism   Condition  
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-tropin   Stimulate  
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acr/o   Extremity  
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calc/o   Calcium  
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gluc/o   Sugar  
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ket/o   Ketone bodies  
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lact/o   Milk  
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pineal/o   Pineal Gland  
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somat/o   Body  
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glycos/o   Sugar, Sweetness  
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adrenal/o   Adrenalin  
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cortic/0   Cortex, outer region  
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home/o   Same, Alike  
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lute/o   Yellow  
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pituit/o   Pituitary Gland  
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ren/o   Kidney  
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toxic/o   Poison  
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andr/o   Male  
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gonad/o   Gonad, Sex gland(s)  
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glyc/o   Sugar, Sweetness  
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kal/o   Potassium  
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medull/o   Medulla, Inner section  
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parathyroid/o   Parathyroid glands  
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adren/o   Adrenal Glands  
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crin/o   Secrete  
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gynec/o   Female  
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hypophys/o   Pituitary body  
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melan/o   Black, Dark  
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pancreat/o   Pancreas  
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thym/o   Thymus gland  
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ACTH   Adrenocorticotropic Hormone  
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ADH   Antidiuretic Hormone  
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BMI   Body Mass Index  
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BMR   Basal Metabolic Rate  
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DI   Diabetes Insipidus  
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DKA   Diabetic Ketoacidosis  
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DM   Diabetes Mellitus  
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FSH   Follicle-Stimulating Hormone  
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GH   Growth Hormone  
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HRT   Hormone Replacement Therapy  
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K   Potassium  
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LH   Luteinizing Hormone  
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mg/dl, mg/dL   Milligrams per Deciliter  
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MSH   Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone  
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PBI   Protein-Bound Iodine  
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PRL   Prolactin  
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PGH   Pituitary Growth Hormone  
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PTH   Parathyroid Hormone  
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RAI   Radioactive Iodine  
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RAIU   Radioactive Iodine Uptake  
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T3   Triiodothyronine  
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T4   Thyroxine  
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TFT   Thyroid Function Test  
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TSH   Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone  
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a-, an-   Without  
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ab-   away from  
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-iasis   Abnormal condition of  
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epi-   above, upon  
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adren/o, adrenal/o   Adrenal glands  
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Post-   after  
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Ante-   Beginning  
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inter-   Between  
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bi-   Two  
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cyan/o   Blue  
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Somat/o   Body  
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cyt/o   Cell  
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Meta-   Change  
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-ectomy   Excision of  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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Chrom/o, Chromat/o   Colour  
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leuk/o   White  
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mal   Poor  
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Para-   near  
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-oid   Resembling  
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-osis   Abnormal condition  
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-otomy   Incision  
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-ology   Person who studies ..  
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-scopy   Process of viewing  
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erythr/o   Red  
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-rraphy   Suture  
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-rrhagia   Burting forth  
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GTT   Glucose Tolerance Test  
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FBs   Fasting Blood Sugars  
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Rx   Prescription  
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OD   Right eye, Once Daily  
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TID   Three times a day  
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QID   Four times a day  
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PO   By Mouth  
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gtt   Drop  
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CPS   Compendium of pharmaceuticals & specialties  
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Pharmacology   Study of medications & their effect on the body  
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ODB   Ontario Drug Benefit  
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PRN   As required  
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PC   after meals  
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NIDDM   Non insulin dependant diabetes mellitus  
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NPO   Nothing by mouth  
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ICSH   Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone  
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BID   Twice Daily  
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