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Mohammed/Chapter 7
Question | Answer |
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aden/o | gland |
adenoma | tumor of the gland |
denopathy | disease of the gland |
adren/o – | adrenal gland (caution about the spelling of aden/o and adren/o) |
adrenarche | onset of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
adrenalitis | – inflammation of the adrenal gland |
corticotropic – | cortex stimulating |
gonad/o | – gonads (ovaries in females, testes in males) |
gonadopathy – ” | disease of the gonads |
pancreat/o | – pancreas |
pituitar/o, | pituitary gland |
hypophsy/o – | pituitary gland |
thym/o | means thymus gland |
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 | k means ketone body. |
tropin | means stimulating hormone. |
-emia | - means blood. |
-uria means urine | -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 – | 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 measure of the effect of foods on blood-sugar levels. |