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HLHS 101 CH 7
Medical Terminology ENDROCRINE SYSTEM
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | gland |
adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
cortic/o | outer surface |
gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) testes/ovaries |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pituitar/o, hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
thym/o | thymus |
thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
crin/o | to secrete |
hormon/o | hormone |
ket/o | ketone body |
-tropin | stimulating hormon |
-emia | blood condition |
-uria | urine condition |
adenalgia | pain in a gland |
gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
hypoglycemic | low blood sugar |
pancreatalgia | pain in the pancreas |
polydipsia | excessive thirst (diabetes) (pancreas) |
polyphagia | excessive eating (diabetes) (pancreas) |
polyuria | excessive urination (diabetes) (pancreas) |
acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of extremities (pituitary) |
pituitary dwarfism | abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormone from pituitary gland |
pituitary gigantism | abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
adrenal gland | medula and cortex |
medula | epinephrine |
cortex | corticosteroids |
exoppthalmos | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
thyromegaly | enlargement of te thyroid |
thyoptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |
euglycemia | good blood sugar |
hyperglycemia | high blood sugar |
hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
adenomegaly | abnormal enlargement of a gland |
adrenomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland |