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Endocrine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
| T4 | Thyroxine |
| T3 | Triiodothyronine |
| RAIU | Radioactive iodine uptake test |
| PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
| NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| IDDM | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
| GH | Growth hormone |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
| DM-II | diabetes mellitus type 2 |
| DM-I | diabetes mellitus type 1 |
| ADH | antidiruetic hormone |
| ACTH | adrenocoticotropic hormone |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| -tropin | stimulating effect of a hormone |
| -crine | secrete |
| poly- | excessive |
| oxy- | sharp, quick |
| eu- | same, normal |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| somat/o | body |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| natr/o | sodium |
| lact/o | milk |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| kal/i | potassium |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar, sweet, glucose |
| gonad/o | sex glands |
| endocrin/o | endocrine |
| dips/o | thirst |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| calc/i | calcium |
| andr/o | male, man |
| adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| aden/o | gland |
| acr/o | extremities |
| acid/o | sour, bitter |