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MedTermII Ch 7
Endocrine Terms
Term | Definition |
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adren/o | adrenal gland |
aden/o | gland |
gonad/o | sex organs |
hypophysy/o | pituitary gland |
endocrine | secretes in |
exocrine | secretes out |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
crin/o | to secrete |
gluc/o | glucose |
epinephrine | adrenaline |
ketogenic | creation of ketones |
-tropin | stimulating hormone |
adenalgia | gland pain |
adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretions |
gynecomastia | female breasts on a male |
hypergonadism | increased sex hormones |
polydipsia | excessive thirst |
polyphagia | excessive hunger |
polyuria | excessive urination |
pancreatalgia | pancreas pain |
acromegaly | abnormally large extremeties |
exopthalmus | bulging eyes |
thyromegaly | enlarged thyroid |
euglycemia | normal blood glucose |
hypoglycemia | low blood glucose |
hypercalcemia | high calcium in the blood |
calciuria | calcium in the urine |
adenopathy | disease of a gland |
thymoma | tumor of the thymus |
dysmetabolic syndrome | bad metabolism |
IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
hypophysitis | inflammation of the pituitary gland |
TSH | thyrotropin |
T4 | thyroxin |
GTT | glucose tolerance test |
HgA1C | test to determine long term blood glucose levels |
TFT | Thyroid function test |