ch 11 wpa/ab Flashcards

1
Q

acr/o

A

extremities

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2
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aden/o

A

gland

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3
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adip/o

A

fat

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4
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adren/o; adrena/o

A

adrenal gland

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5
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anter/o

A

front

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6
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calc/o

A

calcium

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7
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cortic/o

A

cortex

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8
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crin/o

A

secrete

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9
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gigant/i

A

abnormally large

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10
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gluc/o; glyc/o

A

sugar; glucose

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11
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gonad/o

A

sex glands

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12
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gynec/o

A

female; woman

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13
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home/o

A

similar

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14
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immun/o

A

immune; protection

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15
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insulin/o

A

insulin

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16
Q

kal/i

A

potassium

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17
Q

ket/o

A

ketone

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18
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lob/o

A

lobe

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19
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mast/o

A

breast

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20
Q

myx/o

A

mucus

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21
Q

natr/o

A

sodium

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22
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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23
Q

opthalm/o

A

eye

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24
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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25
Q

parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid gland

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26
Q

pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

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27
Q

radi/o

A

x-ray

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28
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retin/o

A

retina

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29
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thym/o

A

thymus

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30
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thyr/o; thyroid/o

A

thyroid

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31
Q

tox/o; toxic/o

A

poison

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32
Q

anti-

A

against

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33
Q

pan-

A

everything; all

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34
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endo-

A

in; within

35
Q

exo-

A

outward

36
Q

para-

A

near; beside; alongside

37
Q

poly-

A

many

38
Q

post-

A

after

39
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ultra-

A

beyond

40
Q

-assay

A

to analyze

41
Q

-carcinoma

A

cancerous tumor

42
Q

-dipsia

A

thirst

43
Q

-edema

A

swelling; fluid retention

44
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

45
Q

-megally

A

enlargement

46
Q

-oid

A

like; resembling

47
Q

-oma

A

tumor; mass

48
Q

-phagia

A

eating; swallowing

49
Q

-stasis

A

stoppage of flow

50
Q

-tropin

A

hormone

51
Q

-uria

A

urination; condition of urine

52
Q

-y

A

process; state

53
Q

ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

54
Q

ADH

A

antidiuretic hormone

55
Q

CDE

A

certified diabetes educator

56
Q

CRH

A

corticotropin releasing hormone

57
Q

DI

A

diabetes insipidus

58
Q

DM

A

diabetes mellitus

59
Q

FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

60
Q

FSH

A

follicle stimulating hormone

61
Q

GH

A

growth hormone

62
Q

GHIH

A

growth-hormone inhibiting hormone

63
Q

GHRH

A

growth-hormone releasing hormone

64
Q

GnRH

A

gonadotropin releasing hormone

65
Q

GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

66
Q

HCG

A

human chorionic gonadotropin

67
Q

IDDM

A

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

68
Q

LATS

A

long-acting thyroid stimulator

69
Q

LH

A

luteinizing hormone

70
Q

mg/dl

A

milligrams per deciliter

71
Q

MSH

A

melanocyte stimulating hormone

72
Q

NIDDM

A

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

73
Q

PBI

A

protein-bound iodine

74
Q

PTH

A

parathyroid hormone

75
Q

RIA

A

radioimmunoassay

76
Q

SIADH

A

syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

77
Q

T3

A

triiodothyronine

78
Q

T3RU

A

triiodothyronine resin uptake

79
Q

T4

A

thyroxine

80
Q

TBG

A

thyroxine-building globulin

81
Q

TFT

A

thyroid function test

82
Q

TRH

A

thyrotropin releasing hormone

83
Q

TSH

A

thyroid stimulating hormone

84
Q

Tx, tx

A

treatment