Ch 7 The Endocrine System - Subjective Terms and Roots

Question 1

aden/o

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

adren/o adrenal/o

Answer 2

adrenal gland

Question 3

cortic/o

Answer 3

outer surface

Question 4

gonad/o

Answer 4

gonads (sex organs)

Question 5

pancreat/o

Answer 5

pancreas

Question 6

pituitar/o hypophys/o

Answer 6

pituitary gland

Question 7

thym/o

Answer 7

thymus

Question 8

thyro/o thyroid/o

Answer 8

thyroid

Question 9

gluc/o glucos/o glyc/o

Answer 9

sugar

Question 10

crin/o

Answer 10

to secrete

Question 11

hormon/o

Answer 11

hormone

Question 12

ket/o

Answer 12

ketone body

Question 13

-tropin

Answer 13

stimulating hormone

Question 14

-emia

Answer 14

blood condition

Question 15

-uria

Answer 15

urine condition

Question 16

adenalgia

Answer 16

pain in gland

Question 17

adrenal virilism

Answer 17

development of male secondary sex characteristics caused by excessive secretion of adrenal gland

Question 18

adenarche

Answer 18

beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)

Question 19

hirsutism

Answer 19

excessive grown of facial and body hair in women

Question 20

amenorrhea

Answer 20

lack of menstrual flow

Question 21

gynecomastica

Answer 21

development of breast tissue in males

Question 22

hypergonadism

Answer 22

condition in where there is excessive secretion of sex glands

Question 23

hypogonadism

Answer 23

condition where there is a undersecretion of the sex glands

Question 24

menarche

Answer 24

first or beginning menstruation

Question 25

thelarche

Answer 25

beginning of breast development

Question 26

hypoglycemic

Answer 26

pertaining to low blood sugar

Question 27

pancreatalgia

Answer 27

pain in pancreas

Question 28

polydipsia

Answer 28

excessive thirst

Question 29

polyphagia

Answer 29

excessive eating

Question 30

polyuria

Answer 30

excessive urination

Question 31

acromegaly

Answer 31

abnormal enlargement of extremities

Question 32

galactorrhea

Answer 32

discharge of milk

Question 33

pituitary dwarfism

Answer 33

abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of growth hormones from pituitary gland

Question 34

pituitary gigantism

Answer 34

abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormones from pituitary glands

Question 35

exophthalmos

Answer 35

protrusion of eyes out of socket

Question 36

goiter

Answer 36

swollen thyroid gland

Question 37

thyrocele

Answer 37

another name for goiter

Question 38

thyromegaly

Answer 38

enlargement of thyroid

Question 39

thyroptosis

Answer 39

downward displacement (drooping) of thyroid