Med Term Review LN12 Word Scramble
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MedTerm | Definition |
acr/o/megaly | enlargement of the extremities |
aden/oma | tumor composed of glandular tissue |
aden/o/megaly | enlargement of a gland |
aden/o/sis | abnormal condition of a gland |
adrenal/ectomy | excision of a gland |
adrenal/itis | inflammation of an adrenal gland |
adrenal/o/path/y | (any) disease of the adrenal gland |
endo/crin/e | to secrete within |
endo/crin/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system |
endo/crin/o/logy | study of the endocrine system |
glyc/em/ia | condition of glucose in the blood |
hyper/glyc/em/ia | condition of excessive glucose in the blood |
hyper/thyroid/ism | state of excessive thyroid activity |
hypo/glycem/ia | condition of deficient glucose in the blood |
hypo/thyroid/ism | state of deficient thyroid activity |
poly/dips/ia | condition of much thirst |
poly/ur/ia | condition of much urine |
thym/ectomy | excision of the thymus gland |
thym/ic | pertaining to the thymus gland |
thym/oma | tumor of the thymus gland |
thyroid/ectomy | excision of the thyroid gland |
Addison Disease | chronic syndrome resulting from a deficiency in the hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex |
diabetes mellitus | chronic disease involving a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by under-activity of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas & resulting in insufficient production of insulin |
fasting blood sugar | a blood test to determine the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood after fasting for 8-10 hours |
goiter | enlargement of the thyroid gland |
Graves Disease | a disorder of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism, goiter & exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyes) |
abbreviation for diabetes mellitus | DM |
abbreviation for fasting blood sugar | FBS |
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