MT Unit 13 Endocrine System
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-crine: secrete
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kal/i: potassium (an electrolyte)
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-dipsia: thirst
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pancreat/o: pancreas
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-gen: forming, producing, origin
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parathyroidoma: mass or tumor in the parathyroid
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-toxic: poison
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pineal-: pineal gland; pine cone shaped
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-uria: urine
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pituitary: pertaining to the pituitary gland
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acromegaly: metabolic disorder characterized by gradual,
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poly-: many, much
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polydipsia: excessive thirst
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adenoma: benign glandular tumor
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thry/o: thyroid gland
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adenomalacia: softening of a gland
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thym/o: thymus gland
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adren/o: adrenal glands
marked enlargement and thickening of bones of face and jaw.
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thymectomy: removal of the thymus gland
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adrenalectomy: removal of one or both adrenal glands
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thymoma: rare neoplasm in thymus gland
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adrenocorticohyperplasia: increased development of the
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thyrogenic: produced in the thyroid gland
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thyroidectomy: removal of the thyroid gland
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thyroparathyroidectomy: removal of both the parathyroid
adrenal cortex
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adrenocorticotropic: pertaining to influencing the adrenal
cortex
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adrenopathy: disease of the adrenal gland
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androgen: any hormone that increases masculinization
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calc/o: calcium
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cortic/o: cortex or outer layer of a gland
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crin/o: secrete
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DM: diabetes mellitus
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endocrine/o: internal secretion
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endocrinology: study of the endocrine glands
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eu-: good, normal
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euthyroid: resembling normal thyroid function
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exo-: outside, outward
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gluc/o: sugar, sweetness
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glyc/o: sugar, sweetness
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glycos/o: sugar, sweetness
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glycosuria: abnormal amount of sugar in the blood
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GTT: Glucose Tolerance Test
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hormon/o: to excite; urging on
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hormone: chemical substances that are released slowly in
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hyper-: excessive, above normal
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hypercalcemia: high blood calcium
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hyperglycemia: high blood sugar
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hyperparathyroidism: excessive parathyroid secretion
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hyperplasia: growth beyond normal (tumor)
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hypo-: under, below
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hypoglycemia: abnormally low amount of sugar in the blood
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hyponatremia: low sodium in the blood
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hypothyroidism: condition of low thyroid secretion
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IDDM: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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K: potassium
minute amounts into the blood stream.
and thyroid glands
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thyrotoxicosis: toxic condition of the thyroid gland
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thyrotropic: pertaining to influencing the thyroid gland
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toxic/o: poison