med term ch 10 Flashcards
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homeostasis
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bodys ability to maintain a state of equilibrium within its internal environment
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hormone
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chemical substance produced by specialized cells of the body and affects many different processes
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metabolism
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sum of all chemical and physical processes
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endocrinology
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branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of hormone imbalances
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aden/o
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gland
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-oma
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tumor
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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-ectomy
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exicion, removal
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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-al
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pertaining to
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calc/o
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calcium
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hypo-
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under, below, deficient
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-emia
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blood condition
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glu/o
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sugar, sweetness
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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glyc/o
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sugar, sweetness
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hyper-
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excessive, above normal
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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-itis
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inflammation
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid glands
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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-ism
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condition
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland
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-megaly
enlargement
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thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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toxic/o
poison
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-crine
to secrete
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endo
in, within
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-ism
condition
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hirut/
hairy
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-toxic
poison
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thyr/o
thyroid gland
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poly-
many, much
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-dipsia
thirst
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hyperglycemia
blood condition of excessive glucose
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hypoglycemia
blood condition of glucose deficiency
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glycogenesis
forming, producing, or origin of glycogen
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pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas
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pancreatolysis
destruction of the pancreas
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pancreatopathy
disease of the pancreas
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thyroiditis
inflammation of the thyroid gland
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thyromegaly
enlargement of the thyroid
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parathyroidectomy
excision of a parathyroid gland
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adrealectomy
removal of the adrenal gland
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Addison disease
hypofuctioning of the adrenal cortex
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cushing syndrome
excessive amounts of cortisol hormone
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diabetes mellitus
high glucose levels in the body
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type 1 diabetes
complete deficiency of insulin secretion
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type 2 diabetes
defieciency in production of insulin
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insulinoma
tumor of the islets of langerhans
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panhypopituitarism
total pituitary impairment
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pan-
all
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pheochromocytoma
rare adrenal gland tumor excessive release of epinephrine and norepinephrine
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pituitarism
any disorder of the pituitary gland and its functions
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fasting blood glucose (FBG)
measures the level of glucose in the blood after a 12 hour fasting
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glucose tolerance test (GTT)
administration of glucose after a 12 hour fast to measure blood glucose levels at regular intervals
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radioactive iodine uptake test (RAIU)
test that involves oral administration of radioactive iodine to determine thyroid function
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thyroid function test (TFT)
blood test that measures thyroid hormone levels to detect increase or decrease in thyroid function
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total calcium
blood test that measures calcium to detect parathyroid and bone disorders
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adrealectomy
excision of the adrenal gland to remove an adenoma or carcinoma
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adrenal
adrenal glands
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lobectomy
removal of one lobe
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lob
lobe
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thymectomy
excision of the thymus gland
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thym
thymus gland
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thyroidectomy
excision of all or part of the thyroid gland
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hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
synthetic hormone used to correct a deficiency of estrogen, progesterone,testosterone, testosterone hormone, releives symptoms of menopause and prevent osteoporosis in women
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insulins
replace insulin
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ADH
antidiuretic hormone
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BS
blood sugar
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DM
deiabetes mellitus
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FBG
fasting blood glocose
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FBS
fasting bllod sugar
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GH
growth hormone
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GTT
glucose tolerance test
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HRT
hormone replacement therapy
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IV
intravenously
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LH
luteinizing hormone
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PGH
pituitary growth hormone
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PTH
parathyroid hormone
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RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake
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RIA
radioimmunoassay
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TFT
thyroid function test
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TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
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anaerobic
without oxygen
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calcaneal
pertaining to the heal
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erythema
redness of skin
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malleolus
bony part of both sides of the ankle
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peripheral diabetic neuropathy
nerve damage to extremities due to diabetes
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tropic
development and nourishment
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type 1 diabetes mellitus
insulin depentant diabetes
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ulcerstion
nonhealing lesion
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vascular
composed of blood vessels
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antibiotic
agent used to treat infection
