Chabner Chapter 18

aden/o

gland

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

gonad/o

sex glands

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland; hypophysis

thyr/o, thyroid/o

thyroid gland

andr/o

male

calc/o, calci/o

calcium

cortic/o

cortex, outer region

crin/o

secrete

dips/o

thirst

estr/o

female

gluc/o

sugar

glyc/o

sugar

home/o

sameness

hormon/o

hormone

kal/i

potassium

lact/o

milk

myx/o

mucus

natr/o

sodium

phys/o

growing

somat/o

body

ster/o

solid structure

toc/o

childbirth

toxic/o

poison

ur/o

urine

-agon

assemble, gather together

-emia

blood condition

-in, -ine

substance

-tropin

stimulating the function of (to turn or act on)

-uria

urine condition

eu-

good, normal

hyper-

excessive, above

hypo-

deficient, below, under, less than normal

oxy-

rapid, sharp, acid

pan-

all

poly-

many or increased

tetra-

four

tri-

three

A1C

blood test that measures glycosylated hemoglobin to assess glucose control

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

DI

diabetes insipidus

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DM

diabetes mellitus

FBS

fasting blood sugar

FBG

fasting blood glucose

GH

growth hormone

GTT

glucose tolerance test

HBA1C

test for the presence of glucose attached to hemoglobin (glycosylated hemoglobin test)

HCG

human chorionic gonadotropin

K+

potassium

Na+

sodium

RIA

radioimmunoassay

T3

triiodothyronine

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone