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Endocrine System
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |