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Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| gonad/o | gonads |
| gonads | sex organs |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o | thyroid |
| thyroid/o | thyroid |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glucos/o | sugar |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -uria | urine condition |
| adrenal virilism | development of male secondary characteristics caused by excessive secretion of adrenal |
| -arche | beginning |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of body or facial hair in women |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| gynec/o | women |
| men/o | menstrual |
| mast | breast |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| thel | breast |
| dips/o | thirst |
| phag/o | eat |
| acro | extremities, heights |
| galact/o | milk |
| goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
| thyrocele | golter |
| -ptosis | drooping condition |
| alkal/o | alkali |
| alkali | opposite of acidity |
| calci/o | calcium |
| chlor/o | chloride |
| eu- | good |
| kal/o | potassium |
| natr/o | sodium |
| phosphat/o | phosphate |
| keton/o | ketone |
| ad- | on |
| renal | kidney |
| -ine | chemical |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| epi- | upon |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| Adrenocorticotropic hormone | hormone secreted by pituitary gland that stimulates cortex of adrenal gland |
| corticotropin | ACTH |
| glucagon | hormone secreted by pancreas that stimulates liver to increase blood sugar levels |
| glucocorticoid | hormone produced by adrenal cortex and has role in carb metabolism |
| -agon | lead |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| -oid | resembling |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| insulin | island/chemical |
| insulin | hormone secreted by pancreas that controls metabolism and reuptake of fats and sugar |
| crin/o | secretion |
| glycemic index | ranking food based on they way it effects sugar levels in blood |
| chol | bile |
| -graphy | writing procedure |
| -grade | step |
| -drome | running |
| -plasia | development |
| genit | birth |
| congenital adrenal hyperplasia | genetic disease where adrenal gland is overdeveloped resulting in hormone overproduction and deficiency |
| diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyper glycemia |
| diabetes ketoacidosis | acidity in blood caused by ketone bodies produced when body is unable to burn sugar so it must burn fat |
| -iasis | Prescence |
| pan- | all |
| pituitary infraction | death of pituitary gland |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| myx- | mucus |
| -edema | swelling |
| -fusion | pouring |
| ef- | away from |
| in- | in, not |
| -osis | condition |
| -ai | condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
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