Endocrine System Word Parts/Abbreviations

pan-

all, total

para-

around, beside, beyond, abnormal

syn-

joined, together

acr/o

extremities, height

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

calc/i

calcium

cortic/o

cortex, outer layer of a body organ

dips/o

thirst

glyc/o

sugar

endocrin/o

endocrine

kal/i

potassium

natr/o

sodium

parathyroid/o

parathyroid gland

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

-drome

run, running together

-ism

state of

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumore

-pathy

disease

-plasia

condition of, formation, development, growth

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

DI

diabetes insipidus

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DM

diabetes mellitus

FBS

fasting blood sugar

FNAf

fine needle aspiration

FSH

follicle-stimulating hormone

GH

growth hormone

HbA1C

glycosylated hemoglobin

LH

luteinizing hormone

PRL

prolactin

RAIU

radioactive iodine uptake

T3

triiodothyronine level

T4

thyroxine level

Thyroid Profile

T4,T3, and TSH

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone