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Endocrine System A&T
Endocrine System Abbreviation and Terms
Question | Answer |
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DM | DIABETES MELLITUS; TYPE 1 AND 2 |
GH | PITUITARY HORMONE THAT STIMULATES BONES AND JOINTS GROWTH |
GTT | TOLERANCE TEST OF GLUCOSE |
K+ | POTASSIUM (AN ELECTROLYTE) |
NA+ | SODIUM (AN ELECTROLYTE) |
T3 | TRIIODOTHYRONINE (HORMONE FROM THE THYROID GLAND) |
T4 | THYROXINE (HORMONE FROM THE THYROID GLAND) |
RIA | TEST THAT MEASURES HORMONE LEVELS IN THE BLOOD |
ACTH | PITUITARY HORMONE THAT STIMULATES THE ADRENAL CORTEX |
TSH | HORMONE PRODUCED IN THE PITUITARY GLAND |
FBS | TEST TO MEASURE BLOOD SUGAR AFTER FASTING |
TFT | A TEST OF THE THYROID FUNCTION |
ADH | PITUITARY HORMONE THAT INFLUENCES THE KIDNEY TO HOLD WATER IN THE BLOOD |
FSH | PITUITARY HORMONE THAT STIMULATES OVARIES TO PRODUCE EGG CELLS |
ADREN/O | ADRENAL GLAND |
ADRENAL/O | ADRENAL GLAND |
HYPOPHYS/O | PITUITARY GLAND |
OOPHOR/O | OVARY |
ORCH/O | TESTIS |
ORCHI/O | TESTIS |
ORCHID/O | TESTIS |
PANCREAT/O | PANCREAS |
PARATHYROID/O | PARATHYROID GLAND |
PITUITAR/O | PITUITARY GLAND |
THYM/O | THYMUS GLAND |
THYROADEN/O | THYROID GLAND |
THYROID/O | THYROID GLAND |
OVARI/O | OVARY |