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Ch17Endocrine System
Endocrine System combining forms and abbr
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden(o) | gland |
| adren(o), adrenal(o) | adrenal gland |
| gonad(o) | gonad |
| mamm(o), mast(o) | breast |
| pancreat(o) | pancreas |
| parathyroid(o) | parathyroid gland |
| pituitar(o) | pituitary gland |
| andr(o) | male or masculine |
| calc(i) | calcium |
| gigant(o) | large |
| gluc(o) | glucose |
| glyc(o), glycos(o) | sugar |
| insulin(o) | insulin |
| ido(o) | iodine |
| ket(o) | ketone |
| lact(o) | milk |
| trop(o) | to stimulate |
| -crine | secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -physis | growth |
| -tropic | stimulating |
| -tropin | that which stimulates |
| acth | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| adh | antidiuretic hormone |
| dm | diabetes mellitus |
| fbs | fasting blood sugar |
| fsh | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| gdm | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| gh | growth hormone |
| gtt | glucose tolerance test |
| hcg | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| 131i | radioactive iodine |
| icsh | interstitial cell-stimulating hormone |
| lh | luteinizing hormone |
| lth | lactogenic hormone |
| msh | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| pth | parathormone (parathyroid hormone) |
| pvd | peripheral vascular disease |
| raiu | radioactive iodine uptake |
| sth | somatotropic hormone |
| tct | throcalcitonin |
| tsh | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| t3 | triiodothyronine |
| t4 | throxine |
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