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endocrine word test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid/o | acid |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| anter/o | front |
| calc/o | calcium |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | secrete |
| giganti/o | 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 |
| retin/o | retina |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tox/i, toxic/o | poison |
| anti- | against |
| endo- | in; within |
| exo- | outward |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| pan- | everything; all |
| para- | near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | after; behind |
| ultra- | beyond; excess |
| -al, -ary, -ic | pertaining to |
| -assay | to analyze |
| -carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -edema | swelling; fluid retention |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | like; resembling |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -stasis | stoppage of flow |
| -tropin | hormone |
| -uria | urination, condition of urine |
| -y | process; state |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| CDE | certified diabetes educator |
| CRH | corticotropin- releasing hormones |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| FBS | fast 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 |
Created by:
rr3ynolds
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