Chapter 7 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints Flashcards
adenalgia
aden / algia
gland / pain
pain in a gland
adrenal virilism
adrenal viril / ism
adrenal man / condition
development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland
adrenarche
adren / arche
adrenal / beginning
beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)
hirsutism
Latin for shaggy
excessive growth of a facial and body hair in women
amenorrhea
a / meno / rrhea
no / menstrual / flow
lack of menstrual flow
gynecomastia
gyneco / mast / ia
woman / breast / condition
development of beast tissue in males
hypergonadism
hyper / gonad / ism
over / gonad / condition
excessive secretion of the sex glands
hypogonadism
hypo / gonad / ism
under / gonad / condition
under secretion of the sex glands
menarche
men / arche
menstral / beginning
beginning of first menstruation
thelarche
thel / arche
breast / beginning
beginning of breast development
hypoglycemic
hypo / glyc / em / ic
under / sugar / blood / pertaining to
pertaining to low blood sugar
pancreatalgia
pancreat / algia
pancreas / pain
pain in the pancreas
polydipsia
ploy / dips / ia
excessive / thirst / condition
excessive thirst
polyphagia
ploy / phagia
excessive / eat
excessive eating
polyuria
poly / uria
excessive / urine condition
excessive urination
acromegaly
acro / megaly
extremities / abnormal enlargement
abnormal enlargement of the extremities
galactorrhea
galacto / rrhea
milk / discharge
discharge of milk
*The word galaxy cones from root. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way because early stargazers though it looked like someone sprayed milk in the sky.
pituitary dwarfism
pituitary dwarfism
abnormally short height caused by under secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
pituitary gigantism
pituitary gigantism
abnormally tall height caused by over secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
exophthalmos
ex / ophthalmos
out / eye
goiter
Latin for gutter (means throat)
swollen thyroid gland
mysedema
myx / edema
mucus / swelling
swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin
thyrocele
thyro / cele
thyroid / tumor
another name for goiter
thyromegaly
thyro / megaly
thyroid / enlargement
enlargement of the thryoid
thyroptosis
thyro / ptosis
thyroid / drooping condition
downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid
