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Endocrine System Flashcards

1
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endo-

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Within

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-crine

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To secrete

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crin/o

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To secrete

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-logy

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Study of

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hypophys/o

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Pituitary gland

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pituitar/o

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Pituitary gland

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aden/o

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gland

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lob/o

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Lobe

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hypo-

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Under, deficient

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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-us

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Structure

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thyr/o

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Thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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Thyroid gland

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calc/o

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Calcium

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parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland

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adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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supra-

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Above

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ren/o

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Kidney

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-al

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Pertaining to

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cortic/o

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cortex

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medull/o

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Medulla

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pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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exo-

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Outward

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gluc/o

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Glucose, sugar

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glyc/o

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Glucose, sugar

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ket/o

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Ketone

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keton/o

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Ketone

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thym/o

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Thymus gland

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gonad/o

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Gonads

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trop/o

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Turning

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-is

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Structure

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an-

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Without

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orex/o

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Appetite

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-ia

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Condition

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ex-

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Out

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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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glucos/o

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Sugar, glucose

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-uria

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Urinary condition

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-emia

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Blood condition

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kal/o

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natr/o

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acid/o

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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par-

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esthesi/o

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Poly-

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-dipsia

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Condition of thirst

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phag/o

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Eat, swallow

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ur/o

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acro-

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Extremities

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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pan-

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-ism

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insulin/o

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phe/o

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chrom/o

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cyt/o

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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prolactin/o

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carcin/o

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Epithelial cancer

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-meter

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Instrument to measure

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-lysis

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Breaking down, destruction

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Tom/o

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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radi/o

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son/o

67
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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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duoden/o

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A1c

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Average glucose level

70
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ACTH

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

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Antidiuretic hormone

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Ca

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DI

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Diabetes insipidus

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FBS

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Fasting blood sugar

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FPG

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Fasting plasma glucose

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FSH

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

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GH

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Growth hormone

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GHD

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Growth hormone deficiency

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hGH

A

Human growth hormone

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ICSH

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Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone

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IDDM

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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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K

83
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LH

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Luteinizing hormone

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Na

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NIDDM

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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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OGTT

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Oral glucose tolerance test

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OT

88
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PGH

A

Pituitary growth hormone

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PRL

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PTH

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Parathyroid hormone

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RAIU

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Radioactive iodine uptake (scan)

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RIA

A

Radioimmunoassay

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SIADH

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Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone

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STH

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Somatotropic hormone

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T3

A

triiodothyronine

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T4

97
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TFT

A

Thyroid function test

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TSH

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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UA

A

Urinalysis

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