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MrsC Med Term Endocr
MrsC Med Term 18 Endocrine
Question | Answer |
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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 |