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MrsC Med Term Endocr
MrsC Med Term 18 Endocrine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o: | gland |
| calc/o: | calcium |
| dips/o: | thirst |
| gluc/o: | sugar |
| glyc/o: | sugar |
| kal/i: | potassium |
| myx/o: | mucous |
| thyr/o: | thyroid |
| home/o: | sameness |
| Natr/o: | sodium |
| -agon: | assemble or gather together |
| -ectomy: | removal, excision, resection |
| -emia: | blood condition |
| -uria: | urine condition |
| hyper-: | excessive; above |
| hypo-: | deficient,below |
| poly-: | many, much |
| Eu- | good, normal |
| thyroid scan | Administration of radioactive compound and visualization with a scanner to detect tumors or nodules |
| Achondroplasia | Defective cartilage formation that affects bone growth |
| Secondary complications of diabetes mellitus | neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy |
| Characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus | Little or no insulin produced, rapid onset |
| Tetany | Constant muscle contraction |
| Exophthalmos is a symptom of | Graves disease |
| Goiter | enlargement of the thyroid gland |
| Thyrotoxicosis | hypersecretion of the thyroid gland called Graves disease |
| Acromegaly | Post-puberty hypersecretion of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary gland |
| Myxedema | Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood |
| Cushing syndrome | A group of symptoms produced by excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortex |
| Diabetes mellitus | Insulin deficiency or resistance leads to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis |
| Gynecomastia | excessive development of mammary tissue in a male |
| Gonadotropins | Secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary gland |
| Estrogen | hormone secreted by the ovary and adrenal cortex |
| Iodine | an element that is present in thyroxine |
| Sodium | an example of an electrolyte |
| ACTH | hormone stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones |
| Parathyroid hormone | hormone regulates calcium in the blood and bones |
| Insulin | hormone secreted by the pancreas to control blood sugar levels |
| Adrenal cortex | secretes cortisol |
| Adenohypophysis | anterior pituitary gland |
| thyroid gland | Secretes thyroxine |
| pituitary gland | gland that produces hormones that control the functions of other endocrine glands |
| thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) | anterior lobe of the pituitary gland |
| pheochromocytoma | benign tumor of the adrenal medulla that causes the gland to produce excess epinephrine |
| Cushing's syndrome | which is an autoimmune disorder caused by hyperthyroidism, is characterized by goiter and exophthalmos |
| Myxedema | adult hypothyroidism, is caused by extreme deficiency of thyroid secretion |
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