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LOM Ch 18 Endocrine system Set 7
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Endocrine System
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adenectomy
Definition
removal of a gland
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adrenopathy
Definition
disease process of the adrenal gland
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adrenalectomy
Definition
removal of the adrenal gland
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gonad/o
Definition
combined form meaning sex glands
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-tropin
Definition
suffix meaning to act on
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gonadotropin
Definition
to act on sex glands
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pancreat/o
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combined form meaning pancreas
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pancreatectomy
Definition
removal of the pancreas
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parathyroid/o
Definition
combined form meaning parathyroid gland
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parathyroidectomy
Definition
removal of the parathyroid gland
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pituitar/o
Definition
combined form meaning pituitary gland or hypophysis
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
Definition
two combined forms meaning thyroid gland
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thyroiditis
Definition
inflammation of the thyroid
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Hashimoto disease
Definition
autoimmune thyroiditis in which antibodies trigger lymphocyes to destroy follicular cells in the thyroid gland, producing hypothyroidism
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andr/o
Definition
combined form meaning male
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calc/o, calci/o
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two combined forms meaning calcium
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hypercalcemia
Definition
excessive calcium in the blood
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hypocalcemia
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deficient calcium in the blood
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hypercaliuria
Definition
excessive calcium in urine
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cortic/o
Definition
combined form meaning cortex or outer region
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crin/o
Definition
combined form meaning secrete
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dips/o
Definition
combined form meaning thirst
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polydipsia
Definition
excessive thirst
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estr/o
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combined form meaning female
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gluc/o, glyc/o
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two combined forms meaning sugar
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-agon
Definition
suffix meaning to assemble or gather together
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glucagon
Definition
to assemble sugar
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hyperglycemia
Definition
excessive sugar in blood
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glycogen
Definition
animal starch that can be converted to glucose by the liver--promotes glycogenolysis
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home/o
Definition
combined form meaning sameness
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