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endocrine wd pts/abv
endocrine system word parts and abvs
Term | Definition |
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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 |