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Stack #39656
Endocirne System Stack #39656 Mod F
| words | definitions |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities - hands, feet |
| aden/o | gland |
| -dispsia | thirst |
| glyc/o | glucose |
| hyper- | above, over, beyond, excessive |
| hypo- | below, under, low |
| -ism | state of, condition |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -pathy | disease |
| poly- | many |
| thry/o | thyroid |
| thyroid/o | thyroid |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -osis | disease, abnormal condition |
| -oma | tumor |
| endo- | within, inner |
| crino- | secrete, separate something |
| -ology | study of |
| -ist | specialist in field of study |
| -physis | to grow |
| -emia | blood |
| -megaly | enlargemrnt |
| -uria | characteristic of urine |
| acromegaly | enlargement of extremities after puberty |
| adenopathy | any disease of a gland |
| glycosuria | abnormal amount of sugar in urine |
| hyperthyroidism | overactivity of the thyroid gland |
| hypoglycemia | less than normal blood sugar levels |
| hypophysectomy | surgical removal of pituitary gland |
| thyrotoxicosis | acute hyperactivity of thyroid gland known as THYROID STORM |
| endocrinologist | physician or specialist whom specializes in treating diseases & disorders of endocrine system |
| adenoma | benign glandular tumor |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| aldosterone | hormone that regulates sodium (Na) & potassium (K) balance |
| cretinism | congenital condition caused by lack of thyroid secretion |
| dwarfism | condition in which abnormal underdevelpoment of body due to undersecretion of GH |
| epinephrine | hormone that is body's response to stress by increasing the heart rate |
| euthyroid | normally functioning thyroid |
| exocrine gland | gland that opens onto surface of skin through ducts |
| gigantism | abnormal condition of excessive size & height due to oversecretion of GH |
| glucose | sugar in the body |
| goiter | enlargement of thyroid gland |
| metabolism | sum of all physical & chemical processes taking place in the body |
| norepinephrine | hormone that is bodys response to stress by raising the blood pressure |
| oxytocin | hormone that stimulates uterine contraction during birth and relase of milk from breasts |
| syndrome | group of symptoms of a particular disease or abnormality |
| virilism | development of masculine physical traits in a female |
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rmorales
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