Chapter 12 Flashcards
aden/o
gland
acr/o
extremities
adren/o
adrenal gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
calc/o
calcium
gluc/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
glucos/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
glyc/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
glycos/o
glucose, sugar, sweet
home/o
same, unchanging
hydr/o
water
kal/i
potassium
natr/o
sodium
pancreat/o
pancreas
parathyroid/o
parathyroid
thym/o
thymus
thyroid/o
thyroid
toxic/o
toxin, poison
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
BG
blood glucose
BS
blood sugar
BMI
body mass index
BMR
basal metabolic rate
Ca
calcium
CA
cancer
DI
diabetes insipidus
DKA
diabetic ketoacidosis
DM
diabetes mellitus
FBG
fasting blood glucose
FBS
fasting blood sugar
fsbs
finger stick blood sugar
GH
growth hormone
GTT
glucose tolerance test
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
type 1 diabetes
K
potassium
Na
sodium
NIDDM
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
type 2 diabetes
PTH
parathyroid hormone
T3
triiodothyronine
T4
thyroxine
TSH
thyroid- stimulating hormone
Acromegaly
Type of hyperpituitarism in with an overactive pituitary gland after adulthood causes abnormal continued growth of bones and tissues of the face and extremities.
addison disease
illness characterized by gradual adrenal- glan failure, resulting in insuficient production of steroid hormones and the need for hormone replacement therapy, also called hypoadrenalism
congenital hypothyroidism
congenital condition of thyroid hormone deficiency, characterized by arrested physical and mental development, formerly called cretinism