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MedTermII Ch 7
Endocrine Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |