7.2 Patient History, Problems, Complaints Flashcards
adenalgia
Aden - Gland
algia - pain
pain in a gland
adrenal virilism
adrena viril - adrenal man
ism - condition
development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland
adrenarche
adrenal -
arche - beginning
beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)
hirsutism
excessive growth of facial and body hair in women
amenorrhea
a- no
meno - menstrual
rrhea - discharge
lack of menstrual flow
gynecomastia
gynec - woman
o - breast
ia - condition
development of breast tissue in males
hypergonadism
hyper - over
gonad
ism - condition
condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands
menarche
mena- menstrural
arche beginning
beginning or first menstruation
thelarche
Thel - breast
arche - beginning
beginning of breast development
hypoglycemic
hypo- over
glyc - glucose
em - blood
ic - condition
pertaining to low blood sugar
pancreatalgia
pancreat- pancreas
algia - pain
pain in the pancreas
polydipsia
poly - many
dips - thirst
ia - condition
excessive thirst
polyphagia
poly - excessive
phag - eat
ia - condition
excessive eating
polyuria
poly - excessive
uria - urine
excessive urination
acromegaly
acro - extremeties abnormal
megaly - enlargement
abnormal enlargement of the extremities
galactorrhea
galacto - milk
rrhea - discharge
discharge of milk
pituitary dwarfism
abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
pituitary gigantism
abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
exophthalmos
exo - dry
ophthalmos - eye
protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket
goiter
swollen thyroid gland
thyrocele
thyro -
cele- tumor
another name for goiter
thyromegaly
enlargment of thyroid
thyroptosis
downward displacement (drooping) of the thryoid
