Med Term Chapter 9

root endocrin/o

endocrine glands or system

root pituitar/i

pituitary gland, hypophysis

root hypophysi/o

pituitary gland, hypophysis

root thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

root parathyr/o, parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

root adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal gland, epinephrine

root adrenocortic/o

adrenal cortex

insul/o

pancreatic islets

abbreviation: A1c

Glycated hemoglobin (test)

abbreviation: ACTH

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

abbreviation: ADH

Antidiuretic hormone

abbreviation: BS

blood sugar

abbreviation: CSII

Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

abbreviation: DM

Diabetes mellitus

abbreviation: FBG

Fasting blood glucose

abbreviation: FBS

Fasting blood sugar

abbreviation: FPG

Fasting plasma glucose

abbreviation: FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone

abbreviation: FTI

Free thyroxine index

abbreviation: GDM

Gestational diabetes mellitus

abbreviation: GH

Growth hormone

abbreviation: HbA1c

Hemoglobin A1c; glycated hemoglobin

abbreviation: ¹³¹I

Iodine-131 (radioactive iodine)

abbreviation: IFG

Impaired fasting blood glucose

abbreviation: IGT

Impaired glucose tolerance

abbreviation: LH

Luteinizing hormone

abbreviation: MEN

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

abbreviation: NPH

Neutral protamine Hagedorn (insulin)

abbreviation: OGTT

Oral glucose tolerance test

abbreviation: PRL

prolactin

abbreviation: PTH

Parathyroid hormone

abbreviation: RAIU

Radioactive iodine uptake

abbreviation: RIA

Radioimmunoassay

abbreviation: SIADH

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (secretion)

abbreviation: T1DM

Type 1 diabetes mellitus

abbreviation: T2DM

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

abbreviation: T₃

Triiodothyronine

abbreviation: T₄

Thyroxine; tetraiodothyronine

abbreviation: T₇

Free thyroxine index

abbreviation: TBG

Thyroxine-binding globulin

abbreviation: TSH

Thyroid-stimulating hormone