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Chapter 7
Question | Answer |
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Adren/o, adrenal/o | Adrenal gland |
Thym/o | Thymus |
Aden/o | Gland |
Thyr/o, thyroid/o | Thyroid |
Uria | Urine condition |
Crine, crin/o | To secrete |
Uria | Urine condition |
emia | Blood condition |
Gonad/o | Gonads |
polyuria | Excessive urination |
Pituitary, hypophys/o | Pituitary |
Pituitary gigantism | Abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of the growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
Thyroptosis | Downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |
Exophthalmos | Protrusion of the eyes out of eye socket |
Ex | Out |
Ophthalmos | Eye |
Pituitary dwarfism | Abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormone from the Pituitary gland |
ptosis | Drooping condition |
Adenomegaly | Abnormal enlargement of a gland |
Megaly | Enlargement |
Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
Pancreatic pseudocyst | Abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst |
ic | Pertaining to |
Pseudo | False |
Cyst | Cyst |
Adenocarcinoma | Cancerous tumor of a gland |
Thyrotoxicosis | Condition caused by the exposure of the body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone Known as thyroid storm |
Toxic | Poison |
Thyroidotoxin | Substance poisonous to the thyroid gland |
Ectomy | Removal |
Gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | Sugar |
Cortic/o | Outer surface |
Hormon/o | Hormone |
Ket/o | Ketone body |
Tropin | Stimulating hormone |
TFT | Thyroid function test |
Swollen thyroid gland | Goiter |
Abnormal enlargement of extremities | Acromegaly |
Metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia | Diabetes mellitus |
Algia | Pain |