Ch 14 endocrine Flashcards
adren/o
adrenomegaly
adrenal glands
enlargement of adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenalectomy
adrenal glands
excision of one or both adrenal glands
calc/o
hypercalcemia
calcium
excessive calcium in the blood
crin/o
endocrinology
secrete
study of endocrine glands (and their functions)
gluc/o
glucogenesis
sugar, sweetness
forming or producing glucose
glyc/o
hypoglycemia
sugar, sweetness
abnormally low level of glucose in the blood
glycos/o
glycosuria
sugar, sweetness
abnormal amount of glucose in the urine
home/o
homeostasis
same, alike
state of equilibrium in the internal environment of the body
kal/i
kalemia
potassium (an electrolyte)
potassium in the blood
pancreat/o
pancreatotomy
pancreas
incision of the pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroidectomy
parathyroid glands
excision of one or more of the parathyroid glands
thym/o
thymoma
thymus gland
tumor of the thymus gland
thyr/o
thyromegaly
thyroid gland
enlargement of the thyroid gland
thyroid/o
hyperthyroidism
thyroid gland
condition of excessive thyroid gland function
toxic
toxicologist
poison
specialist in the study of poisons
crine
endocrine
secrete
secrete within
dipsia
polydipsia
thrist
excessive thirst
gen
androgen
forming, producing, origin
any steroid hormone that increases masculinization