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Chpts 18 & 19
endocrine and cancer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GH | growth hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| aden/o | adenoids (glands) |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| andr/o | male |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| myx/o | mucus |
| phys/o | growing |
| somat/o | body |
| toc/o | childbirth |
| -agon | assemble, gather |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -in, -ine | a substance |
| -tropin | stimulating the function |
| Cushing Syndrome | hypercortisol from adrenal cortex |
| Addison disease | Hypofunction of adrenal cortex |
| diabetes mellitus (type 1) | lack of insulin (young persons) |
| diabetes melliuts (type 2) | insulin resistant (older persons) |
| gestational diabetes | during pregnancy |
| acromegaly | hypersecretion of growth hormone after puberty |
| giantism | hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty |
| diabetes insipidus | insufficient antidiuretic hormone |
| thyroid function test | measurement of T3, T4 and TSH in blood |
| FSB | fasting blood sugar |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) |
| NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2) |
| SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| grade | degree of maturity |
| stage | spread within the body |
| Tis | Carcinoma in situ |
| Tx | positive malignancy |
| T1 | Tumor <3 cm diameter |
| T2 | Tumor >3 cm diameter |
| T3 | Tumor with direct extension into chest wall |
| T4 | Tumor invades mediastinum |
| N0 | No node involvement |
| N1 | Ipsilateral bronchopulmonary notes involved |
| N2 | Ipsilateral mediastinal nodes involved |
| N3 | contralateral mediastinal notes involved |
| M0 | no metastasis |
| M1 | metastases present |
| alveol/o | small sac |
| cac/o | bad |
| follicul/o | small glandular sacs |
| medull/o | soft, inner part |
| mut/a | genetic change |
| mutagen/o | causing genetic change |
| onc/o | tumor |
| papill/o | finger-like |
| pharmac/o | chemical, drug |
| plas/o | formation |
| ple/o | many, more |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| prot/o | first |
| scirrh/o | hard |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| xer/o | dry |
| -blastoma | immature tumor |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plasm | formation, growth |
| ana- | backward |
| apo- | off, away |
| brachy- | short (distance) |
| epi- | upon |
| meta- | beyond; change |
| tele- | far |
| protein marker tests | measure the level of proteins in the blood |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| NHL | non-HOdgkin lymphona |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| TNM | tumor, nodes, metastases |
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