Chapter 7 - Treatment & Therapy / Abbreviations Flashcards
adenectomy
aden / ectomy
gland / removal
removal of a gland
ketogenic diet
keto / genic diet
ketone body / creating
diet that aids in the production of ketones in the body
thymectomy
thym / ectomy
thymus / removal
removal of the thymus
adrenalectomy
adrenal / ectomy
adrenal / removal
removal of the adrenal gland
laparoscopic adrenalectomy
laparo / scop / ic adrenal / ectomy
abdomen / looking / pertaining to adrenal / removal
removal of a adrenal gland by means of a laparascope (instrument inserted into the abdomen for viewing)
cholangiopancreatography
chol / angio / pancreato / graphy
bile / vessel / pancreas / writing procedure
procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
continuous sub / cutaneous insulin in / fus / ion
continuous beneath / skin insulin in / pour / process
continuous injection of insulin in to the blood from a pump inserted under the skin
endoscopic retrograde cholandiopancreatography
endo / scop / ic retro / grade
inside / looking / pertaining to backward / step
chol / angio / pancreato / graphy
bile / vessel / pancreas / writing procedure
procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile duct
pancreatectomy
pancreat / ectomy
pancreas / removal
removal of the pancreas
pancreatolithectomy
pancreato / lith / ectomy
pancreas / stone / removal
removal of a stone in the pancreas
hypophysectomy
hypophys / ectomy
pituitary / removal
removal of the pituitary gland
parathryoidectomy
para / thryoid / ectomy
beside / thryoid / removal
removal of the parathyroid
thyroid function test
thyroid function test
tests performed to evaluate the function of the thyroid
thyroidectomy
thyroid / ectomy
thyroid / removal
removal of the thyroid
thyroidotomy
thyroido / tomy
thyroid / incision
incision into the thyroid
thyroidotoxin
thyroido / toxin
thyroid / poison
substance poisonous to the thyroid gland
thyroparathyroidectomy
thyro / para / thyroid / ectomy
thyroid / beside / thyroid / removal
removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
BS
blood sugar
CSII
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
CGM
continuous glucose monitor
DI
diabetes insipidus
DM
diabetes mellitus
GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
FBS
fasting blood sugar
GH
growth hormone
GTT
glucose tolerance test
HgA1C
hemoglobin A1C test
used by diabetes patients to monitor blood sugar levels
HRT
hormone replacement therapy
IDDM
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)
NIDDM
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)
TFT
thyroid function test
TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin)
T3
triiodothyronine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)
T4
thyroxine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)
