Endocrine Flashcards by Colleen goad | Brainscape

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adenectomy

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aden / ectomy

gland / excision of

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adrenalectomy

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adrenal / ectomy

adrenal gland / excision of

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hypogonadism

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hypo / gonad / ism

deficient / sex glands / cond of

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parathyroidectomy

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parathyroid / ectomy

parathyroid gland / excision of

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thyroiditis

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thyroid / itis

thyroid gland / inflam of

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hypocalcemia

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hypo / calc / emia

deficient / calcium / bld cond of

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endocrinologist

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endo / crin / o / log / ist

within / secrete / cv / study of / specialist in

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glucagon

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gluc / agon

sugar / to assemble

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hyperglycemia

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hyper / glyc / emia

excessive / sugar / bld cond of

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homeostasis

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home / o / stasis

sameness / cv / to control

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hormonal

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hormon / al

hormone / pert to

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prolactin

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pro / lact / in

before / milk / a substance

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myxedema

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myx / edema

mucus / swelling

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hyponatremia

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hypo / natr / emia

deficient / sodium / bld cond of

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hypophysectomy

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hypo / phys / ectomy

below / growing / excision of

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steroid

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ster/oid

solid structure / resembling

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oxytocin

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oxy / toc / in

rapid / childbirth / a substance

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antidiuretic

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anti / di / ur / e / tic

against / complete / urine / cv / pert to

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epinephrine

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epi / nephr / ine

above / kidney / a substance

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adrenocorticotropin

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adren / o / cortic / o / tropin

adrenal gland / cv / cortex / cv / to stimulate

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euthyroid

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eu / thyroid

normal / thyroid gland

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hyperkalemia

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hyper / kal / emia

excessive / potassium / bld cond of

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hypoinsulinism

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hypo / insulin / ism

deficient / insulin / cond of

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panhypopituitarism

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pan / hypo / pituitar / ism

all / deficient / pituitary gland / cond of

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triiodothyronine

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tri / iod / o / thyron / ine

three / iodine / cv / thyroid gland / a substance