CHAPTER 14

CF calc/o

calcium

CF crin/o

secrete

CF glyc/o

sugar, sweetness

CF home/o

same, alike

CF kal/i

potassium

CF pancreat/o

pancreas

CF thyr/o

thyroid gland

CF toxic/o

poison

suffix gen

forming, producing, origin

suffix emia

“Blood” or “blood condition”

prefix exo

outside

prefix micro

“very small” or “small in scope”

prefix eu

good

prefix poly

many

What is Hypersecretion of urine called?

polyuria

Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of the?

pancreas

A disorder caused by hyperthyroidism.

Graves disease, thyrotoxicosis/autoimmune hyperthyroidism

Which is a disease characterized by polyuria, polydipsia, and polyphagia?

Diabetes mellitus

An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called ?

a goiter caused by enlarged thyroid.