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Endocrine System
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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antagonistic | acting in opposition |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | secrete |
gluc/o | sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycos/o | sugar |
home/o | same, alike |
kal/i | potassium |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison |
-crine | secrete |
-dipsia | thirst |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic stimulationg hormone |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
DI | diabetes insipidus |
DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
GH | growth hormone |
GTT | glucose tolerance test |
ITT | insulin; tolerance |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
PRL | prolactin |
RAI | radioactive iodine |
RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake |
SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
TFT | thyroid function test |
TH | thyroid hormone |
TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
NF | neurofibromatosis |