Chapter 7 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints

Question 1

adenalgia

Answer 1

aden / algia

gland / pain

pain in a gland

Question 2

adrenal virilism

Answer 2

adrenal viril / ism

adrenal man / condition

development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland

Question 3

adrenarche

Answer 3

adren / arche

adrenal / beginning

beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)

Question 4

hirsutism

Answer 4

Latin for shaggy

excessive growth of a facial and body hair in women

Question 5

amenorrhea

Answer 5

a / meno / rrhea

no / menstrual / flow

lack of menstrual flow

Question 6

gynecomastia

Answer 6

gyneco / mast / ia

woman / breast / condition

development of beast tissue in males

Question 7

hypergonadism

Answer 7

hyper / gonad / ism

over / gonad / condition

excessive secretion of the sex glands

Question 8

hypogonadism

Answer 8

hypo / gonad / ism

under / gonad / condition

under secretion of the sex glands

Question 9

menarche

Answer 9

men / arche

menstral / beginning

beginning of first menstruation

Question 10

thelarche

Answer 10

thel / arche

breast / beginning

beginning of breast development

Question 11

hypoglycemic

Answer 11

hypo / glyc / em / ic

under / sugar / blood / pertaining to

pertaining to low blood sugar

Question 12

pancreatalgia

Answer 12

pancreat / algia

pancreas / pain

pain in the pancreas

Question 13

polydipsia

Answer 13

ploy / dips / ia

excessive / thirst / condition

excessive thirst

Question 14

polyphagia

Answer 14

ploy / phagia

excessive / eat

excessive eating

Question 15

polyuria

Answer 15

poly / uria

excessive / urine condition

excessive urination

Question 16

acromegaly

Answer 16

acro / megaly

extremities / abnormal enlargement

abnormal enlargement of the extremities

Question 17

galactorrhea

Answer 17

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.

Question 18

pituitary dwarfism

Answer 18

pituitary dwarfism

abnormally short height caused by under secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

Question 19

pituitary gigantism

Answer 19

pituitary gigantism

abnormally tall height caused by over secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

Question 20

exophthalmos

Answer 20

ex / ophthalmos

out / eye

Question 21

goiter

Answer 21

Latin for gutter (means throat)

swollen thyroid gland

Question 22

mysedema

Answer 22

myx / edema

mucus / swelling

swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin

Question 23

thyrocele

Answer 23

thyro / cele

thyroid / tumor

another name for goiter

Question 24

thyromegaly

Answer 24

thyro / megaly

thyroid / enlargement

enlargement of the thryoid

Question 25

thyroptosis

Answer 25

thyro / ptosis

thyroid / drooping condition

downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid