ALHS 1090 Chapter 14 Endocrine System Word Building

adren/o/megaly

Build a medical word that means enlargement of adrenal glands

adrenal/ectomy

Build a medical word that means excision of adrenal glands

hyper/calc/emia

Build a medical word that means excessive calcium in the blood

endo/crin/ology

Build a medical word that means study of endocrine glands

gluc/o/genesis

Build a medical word that means forming or producing sugar

hypo/glyc/emia

Build a medical word that means under or below sugar blood condition

glycos/uria

Build a medical word that means glucose in the urine

home/o/stasis

Build a medical word that means same standing still

kal/emia

Build a medical word that means potassium blood condition

pancreat/o/tomy

Build a medical word that means incision of the pancreas

parathyroid/ectomy

Build a medical word that means incision of the parathyroid

thym/oma

Build a medical word that means tumor of the thymus gland

thyr/o/megaly

Build a medical word that means enlargement of the thyroid gland

hyper/thyroid/ism

Build a medical word that means condition of excessive thyroid gland

toxic/o/logist

Build a medical word that means specialist in the study of poisons

endo/crine

Build a medical word that means to secrete within

poly/dipsia

Build a medical word that means excessive thirst

andr/o/gen

Build a medical word that means forming or producing male

thyr/o/toxic

Build a medical word that means poison thyroid gland

glycos/uria

Build a medical word that means sugar in the urine

eu/thyr/oid

Build a medical word that means resembling a good thyroid gland

exo/crine

Build a medical word that means secrete outward

hyper/glyc/emia

Build a medical word that means excessive sugar blood condition

hypo/insulin/ism

Build a medical word that means condition of under or below insulin