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15 Med Term

Chapter 15 of Medical Terminology

QuestionAnswer
hypophys/o pituitary gland
aden/o gland
trop/o turning
calc/o calcium
adren/o adrenal gland
cortic/o cortex
anorexia lack of appetite
goiter enlargement of thyroid gland
hirsutism excessive hair
hypocalcemia deficiency of calcium
hypoglycemia deficient blood sugar
hypokalemia deficiency of potassium
ketoacidosis excessive amounts of ketone acid in the blood
ketouria presence of ketone acid in urine
tetany muscle spasm
acromegaly hypersecretion of somatotropin from adenohypophysis during adulthood
gigantism hypersecretion of somatotropin from adenohypophysis during childhood
growth hormone deficiency GHD Somatotropin deficiency due to dysfunction of adenohypophysis during childhood resulting in dwarfism
panhypopituitarism deficiency of pituitary hormones, also called Simmonds Disease
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone SIADH oversecretion of ADH from neurohypophysis
myxedema extreme form of hypothyroidism
cretinism hypothyroidism in childhood
Graves Disease hyperthyroidism
Addison Disease Insufficient secretion of adrenal cortisol
Cushing Disease excessive cortisol
pheochromocytoma usually benign tumor of adrenal medulla
prolactinoma most common type of pituitary tumor
thymoma noncancerous tumor of epithelial origin, often assoc with myasthenia gravis
islet cell carcinoma pancreatic cancer
malignant thymoma rare cancer of thymus gland
A1c measure of average blood glucose over a 3 month time span
hormone tests measure the amount of antidiuretic hormone, cortisol, growth hormone and parathyroid hormone in the blood
thyroid function tests blood tests done to assess T3, T4 and calcitonin
urinalysis UA physical, chemical and microscopic examination of urine
hypophysectomy excision of pituitary gland
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