Endocrine Medical Term

Deficiency of potassium in the blood is:

hypokalemia

Excessive potassium in the blood is:

hyperkalemia

Excessive calcium in the blood is:

hypercalcemia

Resection of part or all of the pancreas is:

pancreatectomy

Enlargement of the extremities is called:

acromegaly

The prefix eu- means:

good, normal

Deficiency of sugar in the blood is:

hypoglycemia

Excision of an adrenal gland is:

adrenalectomy

The CF glyc/o means:

sugar, sweetness

The condition of excessive thirst is:

polydipsia

Excessive sodium in the blood is:

hypernatremia

The CF toxic/o means:

poison

The CF crin/o means:

secrete

The presence of ketones in the urine is called:

ketonuria

Excessive sugar in the blood is:

hyperglycemia

The CF calc/o means:

calcium

The prefix exo- means:

outside, outward

Deficiency of calcium in the blood is:

hypocalcemia

The condition of excessive appetite is:

polyphagia

A state of equilibrium in the internal environment of the body is called:

homeostasis

The CF kal/i means:

potassium (an electrolyte)

The combining form (CF) adren/o means:

adrenal glands

Deficiency of sodium in the blood is:

hyponatremia

The CF home/o means:

same, alike

The suffix -gen means:

forming, producing, origin

The condition of excessive urination is:

polyuria

The CF thyr/o means:

thyroid gland

Which term means enlargement of the thyroid gland?

Thyromegaly

The CF pancreat/o means:

pancreas