Unit 7 Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
Q
Auto
A
Self
2
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Con
A
Together, with
3
Q
Dys
A
Bad
4
Q
Endo
A
Inside
5
Q
Eli
A
On top of
6
Q
Eu
A
Good, well
7
Q
Ex
A
Out, off, from, beyond
8
Q
Exo
A
Out, outside, without
9
Q
Hyper
A
To much
10
Q
Hypo
A
To little
11
Q
In
A
In, into
12
Q
Pan
A
All;everything or everyone
13
Q
Para
A
Beside, near
14
Q
Per
A
Through;by means of
15
Q
Poly
A
Many, much
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Q
Pro
A
In front of; in favor of
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Q
Pseudo
A
False, lying
18
Q
Retro
A
Backwards;behind
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Q
Syn
A
With, together
20
Q
Acid
A
Acid; presence of hydrogen ions
21
Q
Acro
A
High
22
Q
Aden
Adeno
A
Gland
23
Q
Adren
Adreno
A
Adrenal gland (on top of the kidney)
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Q
Agon
A
Driver of an action
25
ald[ehyde]+o
Chemical group
26
Alkal[i]
Alkali;absence of hydrogen ions
27
Angio
Vessel
28
Arche
Beginning
29
Bol
Throw (as in anabolism, catabolism, metabolism)
30
Calc
Calci
Calcium
31
Carcin
Cancer
32
Catechol
Chemical group
33
Chlor
Chlorine
34
Chole
Bile
35
Cortic
Cortico
Adrenal cortex
36
Crine
Crino
Secretion
37
Cyst
Fluid-filled space
38
Diabet
Polydipsia and polyuria
39
Dips
Drinking
40
Drome
To run
41
Farc
Packed
42
Fus
Pouring into
43
Galacto
Milk
44
Genit
Reproduction; birth
45
Gluc
Gluco
Glucos
Sugar
46
Glyc
Glyco
Sugar
47
Glycogen
Sugar molecules assembled into larger structures
48
Gonad
Gonado
Sex organs
49
Grade
Movement (in time or space)
50
Gyneco
Female
51
[h]em[o]
Blood
52
Hirsut[e]
Hairy
53
Hormon+o
Hormone
54
Hypophys
Hypophysis
Pituitary gland
55
Infundi
Stalk of the pituitary gland
56
Insul
Insulin
Island; the hormone insulin, which is made in the pancreatic islets
57
Kal[ium]
Potassium
58
Ket
Keto
Keton
Chemical group
59
Lact
Milk
60
Laparo
Flank,loin
61
Lipid
Lipo
Fat
62
Lith
Stone
63
Mast
Breast
64
Men
Monthly
65
Mineralo
Pertaining to sodium or potassium
66
Natr
Sodium
67
Neo
New
68
Nephr
Kidney
69
Neuro
Brain
70
Ophthalmos
The eye
71
Ox
Oxygen
72
Pancreat
Pancreato
Pancreas (digestive gland)
73
Parathyroid
Parathyroid glad (behind the thyroid)
74
Permiss
Allowing to pass through
75
Phag
Eat
76
Phosphat
Phosphorus-containing chemical group
77
Pituitar
Pituitary gland
78
Receptor
A protein on the surface of a cell that turns a chemical on the outside to a signal in the inside of the cell
79
Scop
Device for looking inside
80
Somato
Body
81
Stat[us]
Standing
82
Sterol
Chemical grouping
83
Sufficiens
Latin “adequate”
84
Thel
Nipple;breast
85
Thym
Thymus gland (in the upper chest)
86
Thyr
Thyro
Thyroid
Thyroid gland
87
Tox
Poison
88
Trop
Turing towards
89
Troph
Nourishing
90
Ur
Urine
91
Viril
Maleness; machismo
92
ACTH
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
93
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
94
BG
Blood glucose
95
BS
Blood sugar
96
CSII
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
97
CGM
Continuous glucose monitor
98
DI
Diabetes insipidus
99
DM
Diabetes mellitus
100
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
101
FBS
Fasting blood sugar
102
GDM
Gestational diabetes mellitus
103
GH
Growth hormone
104
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
105
HgA1C
Hemoglobin A1C test
106
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
107
IDDM, T1
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)
108
NIDDM, T2
Non- insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)
109
PTH
Parathyroid hormone
110
RAIU
Radioactive iodine uptake test
111
T3
Triiodothyronine
112
T4
Thyroxine
113
TFT
Thyroid function test
114
TSH
Thyroid stimulating hormone
