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Chapter 13
Endocrine System
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08/19/2010
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Term
ACTH
 Definition
Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone
Term
ADH
 Definition
Antidiuretic Hormone (vasopressin)
Term
adren/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
Term
adrenal/o
 Definition
adrenal glands
Term
andr/o
 Definition
male
Term
BMI
 Definition
Body Mass Index
Term
BMR
 Definition
Basal Metabolic Rate
Term
calc/o
 Definition
calcium
Term
crin/o
 Definition
secrete
Term
-crine
 Definition
secrete
Term
DI
 Definition
Diabetes Insipidus, Diagnostic Imaging
Term
-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
DKA
 Definition
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Term
DM
 Definition
Diabetes Mellitus
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
endo-
 Definition
in, within
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside, outward
Term
FSH
 Definition
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Term
-gen
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
Term
-genesis
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
Term
GH
 Definition
Growth Hormone
Term
gluc/o
 Definition
sugar, sweetness
Term
glyco/o
 Definition
sugar, sweetness
Term
glycos/o
 Definition
sugar, sweetness
Term
home/o
 Definition
same, alike
Term
HRT
 Definition
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below, deficient
Term
IDDM
 Definition
Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus
Term
insulin/o
 Definition
insulin
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
K
 Definition
potassium (an electrolyte)
Term
kal/i
 Definition
potassium (an electrolyte)
Term
LH
 Definition
Lutenizing Hormone
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
mg/dl
 Definition
milligram per deciliter
Term
MSH
 Definition
Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone
Term
NIDDM
 Definition
Non-Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid glands
Term
PGH
 Definition
Pituitarty Growth Hormone
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
PTH
 Definition
Parathyroid Hormone (also called parathormone)
Term
RAI
 Definition
Radioactive Iodine
Term
RAIU
 Definition
Radioactive Iodine Uptake
Term
-stasis
 Definition
standing still
Term
T3
 Definition
Triiodothyronine (thyroid hormone)
Term
T4
 Definition
Thyroxine (thyroid hormone)
Term
TFT
 Definition
Thyroid Function Test
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
thyroid/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-toxic
 Definition
poison
Term
toxic/o
 Definition
poison
Term
TSH
 Definition
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Term
-uria
 Definition
urine
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