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Chapter 7 Brittany S
Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o – | adrenal gland (caution about the spelling of aden/o and adren/o) |
| cortic/o | outer surface (cortex) |
| gonad/o | gonads (ovaries in females, testes in males) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| hypophsy/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | means thymus gland (located in the mediastinum). |
| thyr/o | means thyroid |
| thyroid/o | means thyroid |
| gluc/o | means sugar |
| glucos/o | means sugar |
| glyc/o | means sugar |
| crin/o | means to secrete. |
| hormon/o | means hormone |
| ket/o | means ketone body. |
| tropin | means stimulating hormone. |
| emia | means blood |
| uria | means urine |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| GH | growth hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| T3 | triiodothyronine (thyroid hormone affecting metabolic rate) |
| T4 | thyroxine (thyroid hormone affecting metabolic rate) |
| BS | blood sugar |
| CGM | continuous glucose monitor |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| HgA1C | hemoglobin A1C test (gives a history of blood sugar levels) |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DM | diabetes melllitus |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) |
| NIDDM | noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2) |
| CSII | continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (used in conjunction with CGM) |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| Glycemic index | a relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods according to how they affect the blood glucose levels |