Flashcards in Chapter 14: Endocrine System Deck (33):
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Adren/o, adrenal/o
Adrenal glands
1
Home/o
Same, alike
2
Poly-
Many, much
3
Glyc/o, glycos/o, gluc/o
Sugar, sweetness
4
-uria
Urine
5
Hyper-
Excessive, above normal
6
Calc/o
Calcium
7
Exo-
Outside, outward
8
Toxic/o
Poison
9
Crin/o
Secrete
10
Eu-
Good, normal
11
Kal/i
Potassium
12
-dipsia
Thirst
13
Hypo-
Under, below
14
Thym/o
Thymus gland
15
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
16
Thyr/o, thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
17
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid glands
18
-crine
Secrete
19
-gen
Forming, producing, orgin
20
-toxic
Poison
21
-stasis
Standing still
22
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
23
Anti diuretic hormone
ADH
24
Parathyroid hormone
PTH
25
TSH
Thyroid stimulating hormone
26
IDDM
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
27
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
28
DM
Diabetes mellitus
29
Follicle stimulating hormone
FSH
30
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
31
NIDDM
Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
32