7.2 Patient History, Problems, Complaints

Question 1

adenalgia

Aden - Gland
algia - pain

Answer 1

pain in a gland

Question 2

adrenal virilism

adrena viril - adrenal man

ism - condition

Answer 2

development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland

Question 3

adrenarche

adrenal -
arche - beginning

Answer 3

beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)

Question 4

hirsutism

Answer 4

excessive growth of facial and body hair in women

Question 5

amenorrhea
a- no
meno - menstrual
rrhea - discharge

Answer 5

lack of menstrual flow

Question 6

gynecomastia

gynec - woman
o - breast
ia - condition

Answer 6

development of breast tissue in males

Question 7

hypergonadism

hyper - over
gonad
ism - condition

Answer 7

condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands

Question 8

menarche

mena- menstrural
arche beginning

Answer 8

beginning or first menstruation

Question 9

thelarche

Thel - breast
arche - beginning

Answer 9

beginning of breast development

Question 10

hypoglycemic

hypo- over
glyc - glucose
em - blood
ic - condition

Answer 10

pertaining to low blood sugar

Question 11

pancreatalgia

pancreat- pancreas
algia - pain

Answer 11

pain in the pancreas

Question 12

polydipsia

poly - many
dips - thirst
ia - condition

Answer 12

excessive thirst

Question 13

polyphagia

poly - excessive
phag - eat
ia - condition

Answer 13

excessive eating

Question 14

polyuria

poly - excessive
uria - urine

Answer 14

excessive urination

Question 15

acromegaly

acro - extremeties abnormal

megaly - enlargement

Answer 15

abnormal enlargement of the extremities

Question 16

galactorrhea

galacto - milk
rrhea - discharge

Answer 16

discharge of milk

Question 17

pituitary dwarfism

Answer 17

abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

Question 18

pituitary gigantism

Answer 18

abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

Question 19

exophthalmos

exo - dry
ophthalmos - eye

Answer 19

protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket

Question 20

goiter

Answer 20

swollen thyroid gland

Question 21

thyrocele

thyro -
cele- tumor

Answer 21

another name for goiter

Question 22

thyromegaly

Answer 22

enlargment of thyroid

Question 23

thyroptosis

Answer 23

downward displacement (drooping) of the thryoid