Chapter 12 Combining forms and Abb Flashcards

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1
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acr/o

A

extremities

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2
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aden/o

A

gland

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3
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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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4
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calc/o

A

calcium

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5
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gluc/o

A

glucose, sugar, sweetness

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6
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glucos/o, glyc/o, glysos/o

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sugar, sweetness

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7
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home/o

A

same, unchanging

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8
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hydr/o

A

water

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9
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kal/i

A

potassium

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10
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natr/o

A

sodium

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11
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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12
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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid

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13
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thym/o

A

thymus

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14
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thyroid/o

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thyroid

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15
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toxic/o

A

toxin, poison

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16
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antidiuretic hormone

A

ADH

17
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body mass index

A

BMI

18
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basal metabolic rate

A

BMR

19
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calcium

A

Ca

20
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cancer

A

CA

21
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diabetes insipidus

A

DI

22
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diabetic ketoacidosis

A

DKA

23
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diabetes mellitus

A

DM

24
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fasting blood glucose, fasting blood sugar

A

FBG, FBS

25
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finger stick blood sugar

A

FSBS

26
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growth hormone

A

GH

27
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glucose tolerance test

A

GTT

28
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hormone replacement therapy

A

HRT

29
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Type 1

A

IDDM

30
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potassium

A

K

31
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Sodium

A

Na

32
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Type 2

A

NIDDM

33
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parathyroid hormone

A

PTH

34
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T3, T4

A

triiodothyronine, thyroxine

35
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thyroid-stimualting hormone

A

TSH