Endocrine Flashcards
adenectomy
aden / ectomy
gland / excision of
adrenalectomy
adrenal / ectomy
adrenal gland / excision of
hypogonadism
hypo / gonad / ism
deficient / sex glands / cond of
parathyroidectomy
parathyroid / ectomy
parathyroid gland / excision of
thyroiditis
thyroid / itis
thyroid gland / inflam of
hypocalcemia
hypo / calc / emia
deficient / calcium / bld cond of
endocrinologist
endo / crin / o / log / ist
within / secrete / cv / study of / specialist in
glucagon
gluc / agon
sugar / to assemble
hyperglycemia
hyper / glyc / emia
excessive / sugar / bld cond of
homeostasis
home / o / stasis
sameness / cv / to control
hormonal
hormon / al
hormone / pert to
prolactin
pro / lact / in
before / milk / a substance
myxedema
myx / edema
mucus / swelling
hyponatremia
hypo / natr / emia
deficient / sodium / bld cond of
hypophysectomy
hypo / phys / ectomy
below / growing / excision of
steroid
ster/oid
solid structure / resembling
oxytocin
oxy / toc / in
rapid / childbirth / a substance
antidiuretic
anti / di / ur / e / tic
against / complete / urine / cv / pert to
epinephrine
epi / nephr / ine
above / kidney / a substance
adrenocorticotropin
adren / o / cortic / o / tropin
adrenal gland / cv / cortex / cv / to stimulate
euthyroid
eu / thyroid
normal / thyroid gland
hyperkalemia
hyper / kal / emia
excessive / potassium / bld cond of
hypoinsulinism
hypo / insulin / ism
deficient / insulin / cond of
panhypopituitarism
pan / hypo / pituitar / ism
all / deficient / pituitary gland / cond of
triiodothyronine
tri / iod / o / thyron / ine
three / iodine / cv / thyroid gland / a substance
