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Chapter 7 Brittany S
Medical Terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |