Chapter 18 - Terms Flashcards
aden/itis
gland/inflammation
adrenal/ectomy
adrenal gland/removal
gonado/tropin
sex glands/stimulating the function of
hypo/gonad/ism
deficient/sex glands/condition
pancreat/ectomy
pancreas/removal
parathyroid/ectomy
parathyroid gland/removal
hypo/pituitar/ism
deficient/pituitary gland/condition
thyro/tropic
thyroid gland/pertaining to stimulating
thyroid/itis
thyroid gland/inflammation
andro/gen
male/substance the produces
hyper/calc/emia
excessive/calcium/blood condition
hypo/calc/emia
deficient/calcium/blood condition
hyper/calc/uria
excessive/calcium/urine condition
cortico/ster/oid
cortex, outer region/solid structure/derived from, resembling
endo/crino/log/ist
within/to secrete/study of/specialist
estro/genic
female/produced by or in
gluc/agon
sugar/assemble, gather
hyper/glyc/emia
excessive/sugar/blood condition
glyc/emic
sugar/pertaining to blood condition
glyco/gen
sugar/substance that produces
homeo/stasis
sameness/stopping, controlling
hormon/al
hormone/pertaining to
hypo/kal/emia
deficient/potassium/blood condition
pro/lact/in
before, forward/milk/substance
myx/edema
mucus/swelling
hypo/natr/emia
deficient/sodium/blood condition
somato/tropin
body/stimulate, act on
ster/oid
solid structure/derived from
oxy/toc/in
fast, rapid/childbirth/substance
thyro/toxic/osis
thyroid gland/poison/condition
anti/di(a)/ur/esis
against/through/urine/condition
gluc/agon
sugar/assemble, gather together
hypo/glyc/emia
deficient/sugar/blood condition
adreno/cortico/tropin
adrenal gland/cortex, outer region/stimulating the function of
epi/nephr/ine
above, upon/kidney/substance
glycos/uria
sugar/urine condition
eu/thyroid
good, normal/thyroid gland
hyper/kal/emia
excessive/potassium/blood condition
hypo/insulin/ism
deficient/insulin/condition
pan/hypo/pituitar/ism
all/deficient/pituitary gland/condition
poly/uria
many, much/urine condition
tetra/iodo/thyro/nine
four/iodine/thyroid gland/substance
tri/iodo/thyro/nine
three/iodine/thyroid gland/substance