Med Term- Endocrine System

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 1 person
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/88

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

89 Terms

1
New cards
acid/o
acid
2
New cards
acr/o
extremities
3
New cards
aden/o
gland
4
New cards
adip/o
fat
5
New cards
adren/o
adrenal gland
6
New cards
anter/o
front
7
New cards
calc/o
calcium
8
New cards
cortic/o
cortex
9
New cards
crin/o
secrete
10
New cards
gigant/i
abnormally large
11
New cards
gluc/o
sugar
12
New cards
gonad/o
sex glands
13
New cards
gynec/o
female; women
14
New cards
home/o
similar
15
New cards
immun/o
immune; protection
16
New cards
insulin/o
insulin
17
New cards
ket/o
ketone
18
New cards
kal/i
potassium
19
New cards
lob/o
lobe
20
New cards
mast/o
breast
21
New cards
myx/o
mucus
22
New cards
natr/o
sodium
23
New cards
neur/o
nerve
24
New cards
ophtalm/o
eye
25
New cards
pancreat/o
pancreas
26
New cards
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
27
New cards
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
28
New cards
radi/o
x-rays
29
New cards
retin/o
retina
30
New cards
thym/o
thymus
31
New cards
thyr/o
thyroid
32
New cards
tox/o
poison
33
New cards
anti-
against
34
New cards
endo-
in; within
35
New cards
exo-
outward
36
New cards
hyper-
excessive
37
New cards
hypo-
deficient
38
New cards
pan-
everything
39
New cards
para-
near; beside
40
New cards
poly-
many
41
New cards
ultra-
excess
42
New cards
\-assay
to analyze
43
New cards
\-carcinoma
cancerous tumor
44
New cards
\-dipsia
thirst
45
New cards
\-ectomy
surgical removal
46
New cards
\-edema
swelling
47
New cards
\-emia
blood condition
48
New cards
\-ia -ism
condition
49
New cards
\-itis
inflammation
50
New cards
\-megaly
enlargement
51
New cards
\-oid
resembling
52
New cards
\-oma
tumor; mass
53
New cards
\-osis
abnormal condition
54
New cards
\-pathy
disease
55
New cards
\-phagia
swallowing
56
New cards
\-stasis
stopping of flow
57
New cards
\-tropin
hormone
58
New cards
\-uria
urination
59
New cards
\-y
process; state
60
New cards
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
61
New cards
ADH
antiduretic hormone
62
New cards
CDE
certified diabetes educator
63
New cards
CRH
corticotropin- releasing hormone
64
New cards
DI
diabetes insipidus
65
New cards
DM
diabetes mellitus
66
New cards
FBS
fasting blood sugar
67
New cards
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
68
New cards
GH
growth hormone
69
New cards
GHIH
growth hormone inhibiting hormone
70
New cards
GHRH
growth hormone releasing hormone
71
New cards
GnRH
gonadotropin- releasing hormone
72
New cards
GTT
glucose tolerance test
73
New cards
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
74
New cards
LATS
long acting thyroid stimulator
75
New cards
LH
luteinizing hormone
76
New cards
mg/dl
milligrams per deciliter
77
New cards
MSH
melanocyte stimulating hormone
78
New cards
NIDDM
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
79
New cards
PBI
protein bound iodine
80
New cards
PTH
parathyroid hormone
81
New cards
RIA
radioimmunoassay
82
New cards
SIADH
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
83
New cards
T3
triidothyronine
84
New cards
T3RU
triiodothyronine resin uptake
85
New cards
T4
thyroxine
86
New cards
TBG
thyroxine binding globulin
87
New cards
TRH
thyrotropin releasing hormone
88
New cards
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
89
New cards
Tx, tx
treatment