Everest345modfwk4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
acr/o | extremities |
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | gland |
-al | pertaining to |
cortic/o | cortex, outer region |
crin/o | secrete |
-dipsia | thirst |
-emia | blood |
glyc/o | sugar, glucose |
gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hyper- | excessive, increased |
hypo- | decreased, deficient |
-ism | condition |
-megaly | large |
-otomy | surgical incision |
-pathy | disease suffering |
-physis | to grow |
pituit/o | pituitary |
poly- | many |
ren/o | kidney |
supra- | above, upper, excessive |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid- | thyroid gland |
-troph | food nutrition |
acromegaly | excessive growth hormone after puberty |
adrenopathy | any disease of the adrenal gland |
endocrinopathy | any disease due to a disorder of the endocrine system |
gonadotropic | hormonal substance that stimulates the function of the testes or ovaries |
hypergonadism | condition of excessive hormone secretion of the sex glands |
hyperthyroidism | excessive secretion of the thyroid gland |
hypoglycemia | abnormally low blood sugar level |
hypophysis | deficient growth |
pancreatotomy | surgical incision into the pancreas |
aldosterone | adrenal gland hormone that regulates fluid level in the body |
cretinism | lack of hormones causing retardation in physicial and mental growth |
dwarfism | lack of growth hormone |
GH | growth hormone |
gigantism | excessive growth hormone before puberty |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
melatonin | hormone secreted by the pineal gland that sets the body's rhythm |
epinephrine | hormone secreted by adrenal gland |
norepinephrine | hormone secreted by the adrenal gland |
oxytocin | hormone that causes the uterus to contract during labor |
diabetes | condition causing defects in insulin secretion |
IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
hypercrinism | condition caused by excessive secretion of any gland |
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