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chap 7
med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| gonad/o | gonads |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o, hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
| gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o | sugar |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -uria | urine condition |
| adenalgia | pain in the gland |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
| exophthalmos | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
| goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
| acidemia | abnormal acidity of the blood |
| alkalemia | Definition abnormal alkalinity (opposite of acidity) of the blood |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive fat in the blood |
| adrenaline | hormone secreted by the adrenal gland |
| adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| adenomegaly | abnormal enlargement of a gland |
| glycolysis | breakdown of sugar |