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acid/o
acid
acr/o
extremities
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal gland
anter/o
front
calc/o
calcium
cortic/o
cortex
crin/o
secrete
gigant/i
abnormally large
gluc/o
sugar
gonad/o
sex glands
gynec/o
female; women
home/o
similar
immun/o
immune; protection
insulin/o
insulin
ket/o
ketone
kal/i
potassium
lob/o
lobe
mast/o
breast
myx/o
mucus
natr/o
sodium
neur/o
nerve
ophtalm/o
eye
pancreat/o
pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
radi/o
x-rays
retin/o
retina
thym/o
thymus
thyr/o
thyroid
tox/o
poison
anti-
against
endo-
in; within
exo-
outward
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
deficient
pan-
everything
para-
near; beside
poly-
many
ultra-
excess
-assay
to analyze
-carcinoma
cancerous tumor
-dipsia
thirst
-ectomy
surgical removal
-edema
swelling
-emia
blood condition
-ia -ism
condition
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor; mass
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease
-phagia
swallowing
-stasis
stopping of flow
-tropin
hormone
-uria
urination
-y
process; state
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH
antiduretic hormone
CDE
certified diabetes educator
CRH
corticotropin- releasing hormone
DI
diabetes insipidus
DM
diabetes mellitus
FBS
fasting blood sugar
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
GH
growth hormone
GHIH
growth hormone inhibiting hormone
GHRH
growth hormone releasing hormone
GnRH
gonadotropin- releasing hormone
GTT
glucose tolerance test
HCG
human chorionic gonadotropin
LATS
long acting thyroid stimulator
LH
luteinizing hormone
mg/dl
milligrams per deciliter
MSH
melanocyte stimulating hormone
NIDDM
non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
PBI
protein bound iodine
PTH
parathyroid hormone
RIA
radioimmunoassay
SIADH
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
T3
triidothyronine
T3RU
triiodothyronine resin uptake
T4
thyroxine
TBG
thyroxine binding globulin
TRH
thyrotropin releasing hormone
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone
Tx, tx
treatment
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