Chapter 14 - Endocrine System Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
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adren/o
A
adrenal glands
2
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
3
Q
cal/o
A
clacium
4
Q
crin/o
A
secrete
5
Q
gluc/o
A
sugar, sweetness
6
Q
gluc/o
A
sugar, sweetness
7
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar, sweetness
8
Q
glycos/o
A
sugar, sweetness
9
Q
home/o
A
same, alike
10
Q
kal/i
A
potassium (an electrolyte)
11
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
12
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid glands
13
Q
thym/o
A
thymus gland
14
Q
thyr/o
A
thyroid gland
15
Q
thyroid/o
A
thyroid gland
16
Q
toxic/o
A
poison
17
Q
-crine
A
secrete
18
Q
-dipsia
A
thrist
19
Q
-gen
A
forming, producing, origin
20
Q
-toxic
A
pertaining to poison
21
Q
-uria
A
urine
22
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
23
Q
exo-
A
outside, outward
24
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hyper-
A
excessive, above normal
25
hypo-
under, below
26
poly-
many, much
27
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic stimulating hormone
28
LH
luteinizing hormone
29
ADH
antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)
30
NPH
neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)
31
DI
diabetes insipidus diagnostic imaging
32
PRL
prolactin
33
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
34
PGH
pituitary growth hormone
35
DM
diabetes mellitus
36
PTH
parathyroid hormone; also called parathormone
37
FBS
fasting blood sugar
38
RAI
radioactive iodine
39
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
40
RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake
41
GH
growth hormone
42
T3
triidothyronine (thyroid hormone)
43
GTT
glucose tolerance test
44
T4
thyroxine (thyroid hormone)
45
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
46
TFT
thyroid function test
47
K
potassium (an electrolyte)
48
TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
