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chapter 11 med terminology

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acr/o   extremities  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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andr/o   male  
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calc/o   calcium  
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crin/o   secrete  
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estr/o   female  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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glycos/o   sugar  
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gonad/o   sex glands  
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home/o   sameness  
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kal/i   potassium  
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natr/o   sodium  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid gland  
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pineal   pineal gland  
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pituitar/o   pituitary gland  
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thym/o   thymus  
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thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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toxic/o   poison  
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-crine   to secrete  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-prandial   pertaining to a meal  
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-tropin   stimulate  
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Reproductive sex cells   gamates  
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Insulin is produced by   beta islet cells  
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secretes glucagon, which stimulates the liver to release glucose   alpha islet cells  
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ACTH   adrenocorticotropin hormone  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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BMR   basal metabolic rate  
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DI   diabetes insipidus  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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FSH   follicle-stimulating hormone  
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GH   growth hormone  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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IDDM   insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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K+   potassium  
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LH   luteinizing hormone  
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MSH   melanocyte-stimulating hormone  
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Na+   sodium  
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NIDDM   non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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NPH   neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)  
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PBI   protein-bound iodine  
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PRL   prolactin  
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PTH   parathyroid hormone  
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RAI   radioactive iodine  
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RIA   radioimmunoassay  
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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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acidosis   excessive acidity of body fluids; i.e. diabetic acidosis  
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edema   excessive amount of fluid  
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endocrinology   branch of medicine diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the endocrine system  
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gynecomastia   breast tissue in males  
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hirsutism   excessive hair  
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hypersecretion   excessive hormone production by endocrine gland  
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hyposecretion   deficient hormone production by endocrine gland  
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syndrome   group of symptoms and signs that, when combined, present a clinical picture of a disease or condition  
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addison's disease   deficiency in adrenocortical hormones. increased pigmentation of skin, generalized weakness, and weight loss  
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adrenal feminization   breast in men/increased estrogen by adrenal cortex  
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adrenal virilism   male secondary sexual characteristics in females/ increased androgen secretion by adrenal cortex  
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cushing's syndrome   hyper secretion of the adrenal cortex. may be a result of tumor. weakness, edema, excess hair growth, skin discoloration, and osteoporosis  
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diabetes mellitus (DM)   chronic disorder of carb metabolism/ hyperglycemia & glycosuria 2 forms; diabetes mellitus(type 1): insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus(type 2) (NIDDM)  
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diabetic retinopathy   secondary complication of diabetes; affects blood vessels of the retina, resulting in visual change or blindness  
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus   type 1 develops early in life when pancreas stops insulin production. patient must take daily insulin  
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insulinoma   tumor of the islets of langerhans cells of the pancreas, that secretes an excessive amount of insulin  
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ketoacidosis   due to an excess of acidic ketone bodies(waste products) serious condition requiring immediate treatment ; can lead to death  
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non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus   type 2 later in life; pancreas produces, but cells don't respond properly; may have to take insulin  
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peripheral neuropathy   damage to nerves in lower legs and hands as a result of diabetes mellitus, extreme sensitivity or numbness and tingling  
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tetany   nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps resulting from hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism is on cause of tetany  
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Recklinghausen disease   excessive production of parathyroid hormone, which results in degeneration of the bones  
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acromegaly   enlargement of the bones of the head and extremities  
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diabetes insipidus (DI)   inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. may be polyuria and polydipsia  
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dwarfism/gigantism   insufficient growth hormone/ excessive growth hormone  
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panhypopituitarism   deficiency in all the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland  
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cretinism   congenital condition; lack of thyroid hormones my result in arrested physical and mental development  
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goiter   enlargement of the thyroid gland  
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Grave's disease   overactivity of thyroid gland can be crisis situation; symptoms exophthalmos and goiter; A type of hyperthyroidism  
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Hashimoto's disease   chronic autoimmune form of thyroiditis, results in hypo secretion of thyroid hormones  
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myxedema   hyposecretion of the thyroid gland in an adult; symptoms anemia, slow speech, swollen facial features, edematous skin, drowsiness, and mental lethargy  
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thyrotoxicosis   marked overproduction of the thyroid gland; symptoms rapid heart action, tremors, enlarged thyroid gland, exophthalmos, and weight loss  
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adenocarcinoma   cancerous tumor in a gland that is capable of producing the hormones secreted by that gland  
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Fasting blood sugar (FBS)   amount of sugar circulating throughout the body after 12 hr fast  
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Glucose tolerance test (GTT)   determine blood sugar level  
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Protein Bound Iodine Test (PBI)   get concentration of thyroxine (T4)  
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Radioimmunoassay (RIA)   levels of hormones in the plasma  
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Thyroid function test (TFT)   measures thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and thyroid-stimulating hormone  
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