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Goiter
Enlargement of the thyroid
aden/o
gland
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
andr/o
male
calc/o, calici/o
calcium
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
crin/o
secrete
dips/o
third
estr/o
female
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar
gonad/o
sex glands (ovaries, testes)
home/o
sameness
hormon/o
hormone
kal/i
potassium (an electrolyte)
insulin/o
insulin
lact/o
milk
myx/o
mucus
natr/o
sodium (an electrolyte)
pancreat/o
pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
phys/o
growing
pituitar/o
pituitary gland or hypophysis
somat/o
body
ster/o
solid structure
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
toc/o
childbirth
toxic/o
poison
ur/o
urine
-agon
assemble, gather together
-emia
blood condition
-in, -ine
a substance
-tropin
stimulating the function of
-uria
urine condition
eu-
good, normal
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
deficient, below
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
pan-
all
tetra-
four
tri-
three
Hypersecretion
Hypersecretion
Hypoglycemia, convulsions, fainting
Hyposecretion
Lack of insulin secretion or resistance of insulin in promoting sugar, starch, and fat metabolism in cells
Type 1 : childhood onset, typically can occur in adulthood
Type 2 : adult onset, typically
Neoplasms
Thyroid carcinoma
Adrenal cortex hypersecretion conditions
Adrenal cortex hyposecretion conditions
Adrenal medulla hypersecretion conditions
Pancreas hyposecretion conditions
Pancreas hypersecretion conditions
Parathyroid glands hypersecretion conditions
Parathyroid glands hyposecretion conditions
Pituitary–anterior lobe hypersecretion conditions
Pituitary–anterior lobe hyposecretion conditions
Pituitary–posterior lobe hypersecretion conditions
Pituitary– posterior lobe hyposecretion conditions
Thyroid gland hypersecretion conditions
Thyroid gland hyposecretion conditions
Calcitonin
stimulates calcium to leave the blood and enter the bone
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
causes calcium to mobilize from bones into the bloodstream
adrenal cortex
adrenal medulla
Secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; stimulates ovulation in females and testosterone secretion in males:
Which term means a blood condition of too little potassium?
Hyperkalemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypercalciuria
Hypokalemia
Hypokalemia