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HLHS CH7
endocrine system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | gland |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| cortic/o | outer surface |
| crin/o | secrete |
| -emia | blood condition |
| gluc/o glucos/o glyc/o | sugar |
| gonad/o | gonads (sex organs) |
| hormon/o | hormone |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| ket/o | ketone body |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thym/o | thymus |
| thyr/o thyroid/o | thyroid |
| -tropin | stimulating hormone |
| -uria | urine condition |
| acidemia | abnormal acidity of the blood |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
| alkalemia | abnormal alkalinity of the blood |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| calciuria | calcium in the urine |
| diabetic mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when body is unable to burn sugar thus it must burn fat for energy |
| epinephrine | hormone secreted by the adrenal |
| ketosis | condition characterized by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood |
| uremia | presence of urinary waste in blood |