Ch 12 - Endocrine Combining Forms

Question 1

acr/o

Answer 1

extremities

acroanesthesia = absence of sensation in the extremities

Question 2

aden/o

Answer 2

gland

adenopathy = disease of a gland

Question 3

adren/o; adrenal/o

Answer 3

adrenal gland

adrenalectomy = excision or removal of an adrenal gland

Question 4

calc/o

Answer 4

calcium

hypercalcemia = condition of excessive calcium in the blood

Question 5

gluc/o; glucos/o; glyc/o; glycos/o

Answer 5

glucose; sugar; sweet

glycemia = sugar in the blood

Question 6

home/o

Answer 6

same, unchanging

homeostasis = unchanging, maintenance of equilibrium

Question 7

hydr/o

Answer 7

water

hydrolysis = destruction of water

Question 8

kal/i

Answer 8

potassium

hyperkalemia = condition of excessive potassium in the blood

Question 9

natr/o

Answer 9

sodium

natremia = condition of sodium in the blood

Question 10

pancreat/o

Answer 10

pancreas

pancreatography = process of recording pancreas

Question 11

parathyroid/o

Answer 11

parathyroid

parathyroidectomy = excision or surgical removal of parathyroid gland

Question 12

thym/o

Answer 12

thymus

thymoma = tumor of the thymus

Question 13

thyr/o; thyroid/o

Answer 13

thyroid

thyrotoxicosis = abnormal condition of poison in the thyroid

Question 14

toxic/o

Answer 14

toxin, poison

toxicologist = specialist in study of toxins