Question | Answer |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
glyc/o | sugar, sweetness |
calc/o | calcium |
toxic/o | poison |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
home/o | same, alike |
thym/o | thymus gland |
crin/o | secrete |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
gluc/o | sugar,sweetness |
kal/i | potassium |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
glucos/o | sugar, sweetness |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
-uria | urine |
-crine | secrete |
-dipsia | thirst |
-gen | forming, producing, origin |
-toxic | poison |
eu- | good, normal |
exo- | outside, outward |
hypo- | under, below |
poly- | many, much |
hyper- | excessive, above normal (miss debbi) |
List 2 hyperthyroidism disorders | Graves disease and goiter |
How do you kill a fly that won't leave you alone? | use a medical terminology book as a fly swatter |
Which type of diabetes usually occurs in children? | Type I (IDDM) |
What is one of the worst types of cancers to get that is incurable? | pancreatic |
Excessive amount of potassium in the blood is called? | hyperkalemia |
Presence of glucose in the urine in abnormal amounts? | glycosuria |
Abnormal condition of low sodium in the blood? | hyponatremia |
Excessive body hair, especially in women? | hirsutism |
Excessive amounts of calcium in the blood? | hypercalcemia |
Abnormal increase in the proportion of fat cells, mainly in the viscera and subcutaneous tissues of the body? | obesity |
Excision of the thyroid gland is called? | thyroidectomy |
What is a treatment for type I diabetes? | insulins |
BMR | basal metabolic rate |
DI | diabetes insipidus, diagnostic imaging |
DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
TFT | thyroid function test |
TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |