Chapter 7 - Treatment & Therapy / Abbreviations

Question 1

adenectomy

Answer 1

aden / ectomy

gland / removal

removal of a gland

Question 2

ketogenic diet

Answer 2

keto / genic diet

ketone body / creating

diet that aids in the production of ketones in the body

Question 3

thymectomy

Answer 3

thym / ectomy

thymus / removal

removal of the thymus

Question 4

adrenalectomy

Answer 4

adrenal / ectomy

adrenal / removal

removal of the adrenal gland

Question 5

laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Answer 5

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)

Question 6

cholangiopancreatography

Answer 6

chol / angio / pancreato / graphy

bile / vessel / pancreas / writing procedure

procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas

Question 7

continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Answer 7

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

Question 8

endoscopic retrograde cholandiopancreatography

Answer 8

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

Question 9

pancreatectomy

Answer 9

pancreat / ectomy

pancreas / removal

removal of the pancreas

Question 10

pancreatolithectomy

Answer 10

pancreato / lith / ectomy

pancreas / stone / removal

removal of a stone in the pancreas

Question 11

hypophysectomy

Answer 11

hypophys / ectomy

pituitary / removal

removal of the pituitary gland

Question 12

parathryoidectomy

Answer 12

para / thryoid / ectomy

beside / thryoid / removal

removal of the parathyroid

Question 13

thyroid function test

Answer 13

thyroid function test

tests performed to evaluate the function of the thyroid

Question 14

thyroidectomy

Answer 14

thyroid / ectomy

thyroid / removal

removal of the thyroid

Question 15

thyroidotomy

Answer 15

thyroido / tomy

thyroid / incision

incision into the thyroid

Question 16

thyroidotoxin

Answer 16

thyroido / toxin

thyroid / poison

substance poisonous to the thyroid gland

Question 17

thyroparathyroidectomy

Answer 17

thyro / para / thyroid / ectomy

thyroid / beside / thyroid / removal

removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Question 18

ACTH

Answer 18

adrenocorticotropic hormone

Question 19

BS

Answer 19

blood sugar

Question 20

CSII

Answer 20

continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

Question 21

CGM

Answer 21

continuous glucose monitor

Question 22

DI

Answer 22

diabetes insipidus

Question 23

DM

Answer 23

diabetes mellitus

Question 24

GDM

Answer 24

gestational diabetes mellitus

Question 25

ERCP

Answer 25

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 26

FBS

Answer 26

fasting blood sugar

Question 27

GH

Answer 27

growth hormone

Question 28

GTT

Answer 28

glucose tolerance test

Question 29

HgA1C

Answer 29

hemoglobin A1C test

used by diabetes patients to monitor blood sugar levels

Question 30

HRT

Answer 30

hormone replacement therapy

Question 31

IDDM

Answer 31

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)

Question 32

NIDDM

Answer 32

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)

Question 33

TFT

Answer 33

thyroid function test

Question 34

TSH

Answer 34

thyroid stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin)

Question 35

T3

Answer 35

triiodothyronine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)

Question 36

T4

Answer 36

thyroxine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)