Endocrine Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
2
Q
Adren/o
A
Gland
3
Q
Adrenal/o
A
Adrenal glands
4
Q
Calc/o
A
Calcium
5
Q
Gluc/o
A
Sugar
6
Q
Glyc/o
A
Sugar
7
Q
Pancreat/o
A
Pancreas
8
Q
Parathyroid/o
A
Parathyroid
9
Q
Pituitar/o
A
Pituitary gland
10
Q
Thym/
A
Thymus
11
Q
Thyr/o
A
Thyroid
12
Q
Thyroid/o
A
Thyroid gland
13
Q
Toxic/o
A
Poison
14
Q
-dipsia
A
Thirst
15
Q
-trophy
A
Development; nourishment
16
Q
-phagia
A
Eating
17
Q
Oophor/o
A
Ovaries
18
Q
Orchid/o
A
Testes
19
Q
Orchi/o
A
Testes
20
Q
Orch/o
A
Testes
21
Q
Test/o
A
Testes
22
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
23
Q
Gli/o
A
Glue, neuroglial tissue
24
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow, spinal cord
25
-paresis
Partial paralysis
26
Embolus
Clot present in blood or lymphatic vessels and brought there by blood or lymph
27
Thrombus
Adheres to wall of a blood vessel
28
BG
Blood glucose
29
BS
Blood sugar
30
DM
Diabetes mellitus
31
LP
Lumbar puncture
32
MS
Mitral stenosis
33
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
34
PGH
Pituitary growth hormone
35
PTH
Parathyroid hormone
36
RAIU
Radioactive iodine uptake
37
TSH
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
38
ICSH
Interstitial cell- stimulating hormone
39
HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
40
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle
41
CVD
Cerebrovascular disease
42
Acr/o
Extremities
43
Cyst/o
Bladder
44
Scler/o
Hardening; sclera
45
EEG
Electroencephalogram
46
Poli/o
Gray, gray matter
47
Hidr/o
Sweat
48
EMG
Electromyography
49
Ren/o
Nephr/o
Kidney
50
Addison disease
Relatively uncommon chronic disorder caused by deficiency of Cortical hormones that result when the adrenal cortex is damaged or atrophied
51
Cushing syndrome
Cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone circulating in the blood
52
Pheochromocytoma
Small chromatic cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla
53
Spina bifida occulta
Most common and least severe without protrusion of spinal cord or meninges
54
Spins bifida cystic a
More severe type of spina bifida that involves protrusion of meninges, spinal cord or both
55
Myel/o
Spinal cord
56
RAIU
Imagining procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid after oral or IV administration of radioactive iodine
