Ch 12 Endocrine System - Combining Forms & Abbreviations Practice Flashcards
Excision or surgical removal of a parathyroid gland
Parathyroidectomy
Excision or surgical removal of an adrenal gland
Adrenalectomy
Disease of a gland
Adenopathy
Specialist in the study of toxins
Toxicologist
Condition of excessive calcium in the blood
Hypercalcemia
Creation of glucose
Glucogenesis
Tumor of the thymus
Thymoma
Sugar in the urine
Glucosuria
Pertaining to the adrenal gland
Adrenal
Inflammation of the thyroid
Thyroiditis
Process of recording the pancreas
Pancreatography
Unchangingstopping maintenance of equilibrium
Homeostasis
Condition of excessive potassium in the blood
Hyperkalemia
Condition of sodium in the blood
Natremia
Abnormal condition of poison in the thyroid
Thyrotoxicosis
The abbreviation TSH stands for
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
The abbreviation CA stands for
Cancer
The abbreviation Ca stands for
Calcium
The thyroid hormones include
triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)
The abbreviation for diabetes mellitus is
DM
There are two major forms of diabetes. One is NIDDM, which stands for
Non-Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes)
Another form of diabetes is IDDM, which stands for
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes)
The abbreviation GH stands for
Growth Hormone
The abbreviation DKA stands for
Diabetic ketoacidosis
The abbreviation HRT stands for
Hormone Replacement Therapy
