Medical Terminology for Endocrine System

acid/o

acid

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o, adrenal/o

adrenal gland

anter/o

front

calc/o

calcium

cortic/o

cortex

crin/o

secrete

gigant/i

abnormally large

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar; glucose

gonad/o

sex glands

gynec/o

female; woman

hormon/o

hormone

home/o

similar

immun/o

immune; protection

insulin/o

insulin

kal/i

potassium

ket/o

ketone

lob/o

lobe

mast/o

breast

myx/o

mucus

natr/o

sodium

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/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/o

thyroid gland

tox/i, toxic/o

poison

anti-

against

endo-

in; within

eu-

good; normal

exo-

outward

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

pan-

everything; all

para-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

poly-

many; much

post-

after; behind

ultra-

beyond; excess

-al, -ary, -ic

pertaining to

-assay

to analyze

-carcinoma

cancerous tumor

-crine

secrete; separate

-dipsia

thirst

-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

-edema

swelling; fluid retention

-emia

blood condition

-genic

produced by or in

-ia

condition

-ism

process; condition

-itis

inflammation

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

like; resembling

-oma

tumor; mass

-osis

process; abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-phagia

eating; swallowing

-plasia

development; formation

-stasis

stoppage of flow

-tropic

turning; affecting

-tropin

hormone

-uria

urination; condition of urine

-y

process; state

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

BS

blood sugar

Ca

calcium

CDE

certified diabetes educator

CRH

corticotropin-releasing hormone

DI

diabetes insipidus

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

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

IDDM

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

LATS

long-acting thyroid stimulator

LH

luteinizing hormone

Mg

magnesium

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

triiodothyronine

T3RU

triiodothyronine resin uptake