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endocrine wd pts/abv

endocrine system word parts and abvs

TermDefinition
acid/o acid
acr/o extremities
aden/o gland
adip/o fat
adren/o, adrenal/o adrenal gland
anter/o front
calc/o calcium
cortic/o cortex
crin/o secrete
gigant/i abnormally large
gluc/o, glyc/o sugar; glucose
gonad/o sex glands
gynec/o female; woman
home/o similar
immun/o immune; protection
insulin/o insulin
kal/i potassium
ket/o ketone
lob/o lobe
mast/o breast
myx/o mucus
natr/o sodium
neur/o nerve
ophthalm/o eye
pancreat/o pancreas
parathyroid/o parathyroid gland
pituitar/o pituitary gland
radi/o x-rays
thym/o thymus
thyr/o, thyroid/o thyroid gland
tox/i, toxic/o poison
pan- everything; all
para- near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
poly- many; much
ultra- beyond; excess
-assay to analyze
-carcinoma cancerous tumor
-dipsia thirst
-ectomy surgical removal; excision
-edema swelling; fluid retention
-emia blood condition
-ism process; condition
-oid like; resembling
-osis abnormal condition
-phagia eating; swallowing
-stasis stoppage of flow
-tropin hormone
-y process; state
-uria urination; condition of urine
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH antidiuretic hormone
CDE certified diabetes educator
CRH corticotropin- releasing hormone
DI diabetes insipidus
DM diabetes mellitus
FBS fasting blood sugar
FSH follicle-stimulating hormone
GH growth hormone
GHIH growth-hormone-inhibiting hormone
GHRH growth-hormone-releasing hormone
GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GTT glucose tolerance test
HCG human chorionic gonadotropin
IDDM insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
LATS long-acting thyroid stimulator
LH luteinizing hormone
mg/dl milligrams per deciliter
MSH melanocyte- stimulating hormone
NIDDM non-insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus
PBI protein-bound iodine
PTH parathyroid hormone
RIA radioimmunoassay
SIADH syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
T3 triiodothyronine
T3RU triiodothyronine resin uptake
T4 thyroxine
TBG thyroxine-binding globulin
TFT thyroid function test
TRH thyrotropin-releasing hormone
TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone
Tx, tx treatment
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