MedTerm) Endocrine

Question 1

What does ACR/O refer to?

Answer 1

ACR/O refers to extremities, height, and pointed acromegaly extremities/enlarged.

Acrophobia refers to height/fear.

Question 2

What does ADEN/O mean?

Answer 2

ADEN/O means gland.

Adenectomy refers to gland removal.

Question 3

What is the difference between endocrine and exocrine?

Answer 3

Endocrine means to secrete within (into blood), while exocrine means to secrete outside (into duct or canal).

Question 4

What does DIPS/O signify?

Answer 4

DIPS/O signifies thirst or thirsty.

Polydipsia refers to many/thirst.

Question 5

What does ECCRINE refer to?

Answer 5

ECCRINE refers to secreting or to secrete, promoting secretion from body structures.

Question 6

What does FLU mean?

Answer 6

FLU means flowing inward, condition of flowing (mucoid material).

Question 7

What does GALACT/O represent?

Answer 7

GALACT/O represents milk.

Galactopoiesis refers to milk production.

Question 8

What does GANGLI/O indicate?

Answer 8

GANGLI/O indicates knot, swelling, or collection.

Gangliectomy refers to excision of a knot or swelling.

Question 9

What does -GEN mean?

Answer 9

-GEN means origin, develop, to produce, to form.

Carcinogen refers to a substance that causes cancer.

Question 10

What does GER/O refer to?

Answer 10

GER/O refers to old or old age.

Geriatric refers to the study of all aspects of the aging process.

Question 11

What does GLANDUL/O mean?

Answer 11

GLANDUL/O means little acorn or gland.

Question 12

What does GLI/O signify?

Answer 12

GLI/O signifies glue or glue-like.

Glioma refers to a glue-like tumor.

Question 13

What does GLYCO- refer to?

Answer 13

GLYCO- refers to sugar.

Glycopenia refers to sugar decrease.

Question 14

What does GOITER mean?

Answer 14

GOITER means swelling (throat).

Goiterectomy refers to removal of thyroid goiter.

Question 15

What is GOUT?

Answer 15

GOUT is a drop (uric acid crystals) causing pain, usually found in the big toe.

Question 16

What does HORMON/O refer to?

Answer 16

HORMON/O refers to urge on.

Hormonal refers to chemicals that stimulate specific cell performance.

Question 17

What does IMMUN/O mean?

Answer 17

IMMUN/O means safe, protect, immune.

Immunology refers to the science of the immune system.

Question 18

What does LIENO- refer to?

Answer 18

LIENO- refers to spleen.

Lienitis refers to inflamed spleen.

Question 19

What does LYMPH/O signify?

Answer 19

LYMPH/O signifies watery.

Lymphoma refers to a watery tumor or swelling.

Question 20

What does MYX/O mean?

Answer 20

MYX/O means mucus.

Myxoma refers to a mucus tumor or swelling.

Question 21

What does NEO- refer to?

Answer 21

NEO- means new.

Question 22

What does -OSE signify?

Answer 22

-OSE signifies sugar.

Maltose refers to malt sugar.

Question 23

What does PARA- mean?

Answer 23

PARA- means near, beside, beyond, around, similar, or abnormal.

Question 24

What does PITUIT/O refer to?

Answer 24

PITUIT/O refers to phlegm or glue-like mucus.

Pituitary refers to the gland that discharges mucoid fluid.

Question 25

What does SACCHAR/O signify?

Answer 25

SACCHAR/O signifies sugar.

Question 26

What does SECRETO mean?

Answer 26

SECRETO means separating or to separate.

Question 27

What does SPLEN/O refer to?

Answer 27

SPLEN/O refers to spleen.

Splenotomy refers to cutting into the spleen.

Question 28

What does THYM/O mean?

Answer 28

THYM/O means thymus, soul, emotion, flowery smell.

Refers to an endocrine gland part of the immune system.

Question 29

What does THYR/O signify?

Answer 29

THYR/O signifies shield or shield-shaped.

Question 30

What does TROP/O mean?

Answer 30

TROP/O means to stimulate or to turn.

Gonadotropin refers to a hormone that stimulates testes or ovaries.