Ch 7 The Endocrine System - Subjective Terms and Roots Flashcards
aden/o
gland
adren/o adrenal/o
adrenal gland
cortic/o
outer surface
gonad/o
gonads (sex organs)
pancreat/o
pancreas
pituitar/o hypophys/o
pituitary gland
thym/o
thymus
thyro/o thyroid/o
thyroid
gluc/o glucos/o glyc/o
sugar
crin/o
to secrete
hormon/o
hormone
ket/o
ketone body
-tropin
stimulating hormone
-emia
blood condition
-uria
urine condition
adenalgia
pain in gland
adrenal virilism
development of male secondary sex characteristics caused by excessive secretion of adrenal gland
adenarche
beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)
hirsutism
excessive grown of facial and body hair in women
amenorrhea
lack of menstrual flow
gynecomastica
development of breast tissue in males
hypergonadism
condition in where there is excessive secretion of sex glands
hypogonadism
condition where there is a undersecretion of the sex glands
menarche
first or beginning menstruation
thelarche
beginning of breast development
hypoglycemic
pertaining to low blood sugar
pancreatalgia
pain in pancreas
polydipsia
excessive thirst
polyphagia
excessive eating
polyuria
excessive urination
acromegaly
abnormal enlargement of extremities
galactorrhea
discharge of milk
pituitary dwarfism
abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormones from pituitary gland
pituitary gigantism
abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormones from pituitary glands
exophthalmos
protrusion of eyes out of socket
goiter
swollen thyroid gland
thyrocele
another name for goiter
thyromegaly
enlargement of thyroid
thyroptosis
downward displacement (drooping) of thyroid
