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Vet Med Terms
Veterinary Terminology
Term | Definition |
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ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
FSH | FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE |
GH | GROWTH HORMONE |
hCG | HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN |
ICSH | interstitial cell-stimulating hormone |
LTH | luteotropin hormone |
MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
PTH | parathyroid hormone |
STH | somatotropin hormone |
T3 | triiodothyroinine |
t4 | thyroxine |
TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
pituitary gland | Master gland helps maintain hormone levels in body |
oxytocin | chemical substance secreted by posterior pituitary gland, stimulates uterine contractions during parturition |
lobectomy | surgical removal of a well-defined portion of an organ |
gland | specialized cells that secrete or excrete materials not related to their function |
Addison's disease | Hypoadrenocorticism disorder ( deficient adrenal cortex production of glucocorticoid ) |
Thyroid gland functon | secretes triiodothyronin, thyroxine and calcitonin |
Adenohypoghysis | another name for interior lobe of thyroid |
assay | lab technique to determine amount of a particular substance in a sample |
euthyroidism | normal thyroid function |
-crine | word part means to secrete or separate |
hypo | below |
stimulus | agent, act or influence produces reaction |
pineal | secretes melatonin |
acidosis | abnormal condition of low pH |
diabetes mellitus | insufficient secretion of insulin or recognition of insulin |
insulinoma | tumor of the islet of Langerhans cells of the pancreas |
off feed | to stop eating |