Chapter 18 Spelling Flashcards
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
Ca**
Calcium
DI
Diabetes insipidus
DM
diabetes mellitus
FBG
fasting blood sugar
FSH
follicle stimulating hormone
GH
growth hormone
GTT
glucose tolerance test
MDI
multiple daily injection
SMBG
self monitoring of blood glucose
TFT
thyroid function test
adenohypophysis
aden / o / hypo phy - is
adrenalectomy
adrenal - ectomy
adrenaline
adrenal - ine
antidiuretic hormone
anti - di - ure - tic
catecholamines
cate chole a mines
corticosteroids
cortic / o / ster oids
cortisol
cort is ol
electrolyte
electr / o - lyte
endocrinologist
endo - crin / o - logist
epinephrine
epin eph rine
estrogen
est ro gen
euthyroid
eu - thyr - oid
glycemic
glyce mic
homeostasis
home / o - stasis
hormonal
hor mon al
hypopituitarism
hypo - pituitar - ism
insulin
in sul in
neurohypophysis
nuer / o / hypo physis
norepinephrine
nor - epin eph rine
oxytocin
oxy - tocin
polydipsia
poly - dips - ia
pituitary gland
pit u it ary gland
polyuria
poly - uria
sympathomimetic
sym path / o / mim e - tic
testes
test es
testosterone
test ost er one
ovaries
ova ries