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Chapter 13
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Endocrinologist | An endocrine doctor |
| Goiter | Abnormal enlargement of the thyroid |
| Fasting Blood Sugar | Considered prediabetes |
| Thyroid Storm | is a life-threatening health condition that is associated with untreated or undertreated hyperthyroidism. During thyroid storm, an individual's heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature can soar to dangerously high levels. |
| Thymus | A lymphoid organ situated in the neck |
| Cortisone | a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. One of the glucocorticoids, it is also made synthetically for use as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agent. |
| Addison's | Occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormones cortisol or aldosterone |
| Pituitary | The major endocrine gland |
| Adrenalitis | Inflammation of the adrenal glands |
| Diabetes Insipidus | Caused by insufficient production of the antidiuretic hormone or by the inability of the kidneys to respond appropriately to this hormone |
| Calcitonin | Works with the parathyroid hormone to regulate calcium levels in the blood and tissue |
| Testosterone | Secreted by the testicles, stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics |
| Diabetic Retinopathy | Occurs when diabetes damages the tiny blood vessels in the retina, causing blood to leak into the posterior segment of the eyeball |
| Estrogen | Develops and maintains the female secondary sec characteristics and regulates the menstrual cycle |
| Thymitis | Inflammation of the thymus gland |
| Epinephrine | Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system |
| Hypercalcemia | Characterized by abnormally high concentrations of calcium circulating in the blood instead of being stored in the bones |
| Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | A form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women |
| Graves' | An autoimmune disorder that is caused by hyperthyroidism and is characterized by goiter and or exophthalmos |
| Hyperpituitarism | Pathology resulting in the excessive secretion by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland |
| Gamete | a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. |
| Gonads | an organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary |
| Hormones | a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action. |
| Thymectomy | Surgical removal of the thymus gland |
| Glucagon | Increases the level of glucose in the bloodstreams |
| Acromegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the extremities that is caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone after puberty |
| Cretinism | A congenital form of hypothyroidism |
| Gigantism | Abnormal growth of the entire body before puberty |
| Progesterone | Completes preparation of the uterus for possible pregnancy |
| Prolacinoma | A benign tumor of the pituitary gland that causes it to produce too much prolactin |
| Acr | Extremities |
| Adren | Adrenal glands |
| Crin | Secrete |
| Dipsia | Thirst |
| Gly | Glucose, sugar |
| Gonad | Gonad, sex glands |
| Ism | Condition, state of |
| Pancreato | Pancreas |
| Parathyroid | Parathyroid glands |
| Pineal | Pineal gland |
| Pituitar | Pituitary gland |
| Poly | Many |
| Somat | Body |
| Thym | Thymus gland |
| Thyroid | Thyroid gland |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| tid | Three times a day |
| tin | Three times a night |
| TPR | Temp, pulse, respirations |
| TV | Tidal volume |
| tw | twice a week |
| Tx | Treatment |
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