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Chapter 7 - Observation & Discovery / Diagnosis & Pathology Flashcards

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acidemia

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acid / emia

acid / blood condition

abnormal acidity of the blood

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alkalemia

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alkal / emia

alkali / blood condition

abnormal alkalinity (opposite of acidity) of the blood

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calciuria

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calci / uria

calcium / urine condition

calcium in the urine

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chloremia

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chlor / emia

chlorine / bood condition

chlorine in the blood

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euglycemia

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eu / glyc / emia

good / sugar / blood condition

good blood sugar

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glucosuria

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glucos / uria

sugar / urine condition

sugar in the urine

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hypercalcemia

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hyper / calc / emia

over / calcium / blood condition

excessive calcium in the blood

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hypercholesterolemia

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hyper / cholesterol / emia

excessive / cholesterol / blood condition

excessive cholesterol in the blood

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hyperglycemia

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hyper / glyc / emia

excessive / sugar / blood condition

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hyperkalemia

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hyper / kal / emia

over / potassium / blood condition

excessive potassium in the blood

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hyperlipidemia

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hyper / lipid / emia

excessive / fat / blood condition

excessive fat in the blood

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hypernatremia

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hyper / natr / emia

excessive / salt / blood condition

excessive salt in the blood

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hyperphosphatemia

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hyper / phosphat / emia

excessive / phosphate / blood condition

excessive phosphate in the blood

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hypoglycemia

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hypo / glyc / emia

under / sugar / blood condition

low blood sugar

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ketonuria

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keton / uria

ketone / urine condition

ketone bodies in the urine

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polyuria

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poly / uria

excessive / urine condition

excessive urination

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uremia

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ur / emia

unrine / blood condition

presence of urinary waste in the blood

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adrenaline

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ad / renal / ine

on / kidney / chemical

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epinephrine

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epi / nephr / ine

upon / kidney / chemical

hormone secreted by the adrenal gland

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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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adreno / cortico / trop / ic

adrenal / cortex / stimulating / pertaining to

hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland

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corticotropin

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cortico/ tropin

cortex / stimulating

shorter name for adrenocorticotropic hormone

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glucagon

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gluc / agon

sugar / lead

hormone secreted by the pancreas that simulates the liver in increase blood sugar levels

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glucocorticoid

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gluco / cortic / oid

sugar / cortex / resembling

hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with a role in carbohydrate metabolism

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gonadotropin

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gonado / tropin

gonad / stimulating

hormone that stimulates the gonads

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insulin
insul / in island / chemical hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats
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thyrotropin
thyro / tropin throid / stimulating hormone that stimulates the thyroid
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adenomegaly
adeno / megaly gland / enlargement abnormal enlargement of a gland
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adrenomegaly
adreno / megaly adrenal / enlargement abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland
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euthyroid
eu / thyroid good / thyroid normal functioning thyriod
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gluconeogenesis
gluco / neo / genesis sugar / new / formation formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources
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glycolysis
glyco / lysis sugar / loosen breakdown of sugar
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glycopenia
glyco / penia sugar / deficiency deficiency of sugar
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gonadogenesis
gonado / genesis gonad / formation creation/development of gonads
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metabolism
meta / bol / ism over / throw / condition breakdown of matter into energy
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endocrine
endo / crine inside / secrection to secrete internally (i.e. into the bloodstream)
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endocrinologist
endo / crino / logist inside / secretion / specialist specialist in internal secretions
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exocrine
exo / crine outside / secretion to secrete externally (through ducts to the surface of an organ, i.e. sweat glands and salivary glands)
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glycemic index
glyc / em / ic sugar / blood / pertaining to ranking of food based on the way it affects sugar levels in the blood
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ketogenesis
keto / genesis ketone / creation creation of ketone bodies
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adenitis
aden / itis gland / inflammation inflammation of a gland
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adenocarcinoma
adeno / carcin / oma gland / cancer / tumor cancerous tumor of a gland
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adenoma
aden / oma gland / tumor glandular tumor
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adenopathy
adeno / pathy gland / disease gland disease
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adenosis
aden / osis gland / condition gland condition
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dysmetabolic syndrome
dys / metabolic syn / drome bad / metabolism together / running combination of medical disorders associated w/ faulty metabolism
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ketosis
ket / osis ketone body / condition condition characterized by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood
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polyadenopathy
poly / adeno / pathy many / gland / disease disease involving many glands
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thymoma
thym / oma thyroid / tumor tumor of the thyroid
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adrenal adenoma
adrenal aden / oma adrenal gland / tumor tumor of the adrenal gland
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adrenal insufficiency
adrenal in / sufficiency adrenal not / adequate condition in which the adrenal glands under-produce necessary hormones
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adrenalitis
adrenal / itis adrenal / inflammation inflammation of the adrenal gland
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adrenocortical carcinoma
adreno / cortic / al carcin / oma adrenal / cortex / pertaining to cancer / tumor cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland
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adrenocortical insufficiency
adreno / cortic / al in / sufficiency adrenal / cortex / pertaining to not / adequate condition in which the adrenal cortex under-produces necessary hormones
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adrenocorticohyperplasia
adreno / cortico / hyper / plasia adrenal / cortex / over / formation over-development of the cortex of the adrenal gland
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congenital adrenal hyperplasia
con / genit / al adrenal hyper / plasia with / birth / pertaining to adrenal over / formation genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others
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diabetes mellitus
diabetes mellitus pass through honey metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia
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diabetic ketoacidosis
diabet / ic keto / acid / osis diabetes / pertaining to ketone / acid / condition acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy
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insulinoma
insulin / oma insulin / tumor tumor that secretes insulin (found in the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas)
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pancreatic pseudocyst
pancreat / ic pseudo / cyst pancreas / pertaining to false / cyst abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst
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pancreatitis
pancreat / itis pancreas / inflammation inflammation of the pancreas
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pancreatolith
pancreato/ lith pancreas / stone stone in the pancreas
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pancreatolithiasis
pancreato / lith / iasis pancreas / stone / presence presence of a stone in the pancreas
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hyperpituitarism
hyper / pituitar / ism over / pituitary / condition overfunctioning of the pituitary gland
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hypophysitis
hypophys / itis pituitary / inflammation inflammation of the pituitary gland
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hypopituitarism
hypo / pituitar / ism under / pituitary / condition condition caused by the under-secretion of the pituitary gland
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panhypopituitarism
pan / hypo / pituitar / ism all / under / pituitary / condition defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland
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pituitary adenoma
pituitary aden / oma pituitary gland / tumor tumor on the pituitary gland
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pituitary infarction
pituitary in / frac / tion pituitary in / stuff / condition death of the pituitary gland
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hyperparathyroidism
hyper / para / thyroid / ism over / beside / thyroid / condition overproduction by the parathyroid glands
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hyperthyroidism
hyper / thyroid / ism over / thyroid / condition overproduction by the thyroid
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hypoparathyroidism
hypo / para / thyroid / ism under / beside / thyroid / condition underproduction by the parathyroid
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hypothyroidism
hypo / thyroid / ism under / thyroid / condition underproduction by the thyroid
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parathyroidoma
para / thyroid / oma beside / thyroid / tumor tumor / of the parathyroid
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thyroiditis
thyroid / itis thyroid / inflammation inflammation of the thyroid
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thyrotoxicosis
thyro / toxic / osis thyroid / poison / condition condition caused by the exposure of the body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone (an extreme version of this is known as "thyroid storm.")

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