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Mohammed/Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |