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Medical Terminology > Unit 7 Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes and Abbreviation > Flashcards

Unit 7 Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes and Abbreviation Flashcards

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auto–

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self

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con–

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together, with

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dys–

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bad

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endo–

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inside

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epi–

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on top of

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eu–

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good, well–

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ex–

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out, off, from, beyond

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exo–

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out, outside, without

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hyper–

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too much

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hypo–

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too little

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in–

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in, into (compare Unit 6 definition; depends on context)

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pan–

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all; everything or everyone

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para–

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beside, near

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per–

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through; by means of

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poly–

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many; much

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pro–

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in front of; in favor of

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pseudo–

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false, lying

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retro–

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backwards; behind

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syn–

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with, together

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acid

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acid; presence of hydrogen ions

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acro

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high

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aden
adeno

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gland

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adren
adreno

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adrenal gland (on top of the kidney)

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agon

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driver of an action (Greek “contestant”)

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ald[ehyde] + o

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chemical group

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alkal[i]

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alkali; absence of hydrogen ions

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angio

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vessel

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arche

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beginning

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bol

A

throw (as in anabolism, catabolism, metabolism)

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calc
calci

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calcium

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carcin

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cancer

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catechol

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chemical group

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chlor

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chlorine

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chole

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bile

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cortic
cortico

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adrenal cortex (the outside of the adrenal gland)

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crine
crino

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secretion

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cyst

A

fluid-filled space

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diabet

A

polydipsia & polyuria; Greek “go through”

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dips

A

drinking

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drome

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to run

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farc

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packed; Latin “to stuff”

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fus

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pouring into

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galacto

A

milk

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genit

A

reproduction; birth

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gluc
gluco
glucos

A

sugar

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glyc
glyco

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sugar

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glycogen

A

sugar molecules assembled into larger structure

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gonad
gonado

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sex organs

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grade

A

movement (in time or space)

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gyneco

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female

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[h]em[o]

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blood

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hirsut[e]

A

hairy

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hormon + o

A

hormone

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hypophys
hypophysis

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pituitary gland

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infundi

A

stalk of the pituitary gland

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insul
insulin

A

island; the hormone insulin, which is made in the pancreatic islets

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kal[ium]

A

potassium

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ket
keto
keton

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chemical group

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lact

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milk

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laparo

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flank, loin

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lipid
lipo

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fat

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lith

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stone

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mast

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men

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mineralo

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pertaining to sodium or potassium

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natr

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neo

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nephr

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neuro

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ophthalmos

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ox

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pancreat
pancreato

A

pancreas (digestive gland)

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parathyroid

A

parathyroid gland (behind the thyroid)

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permiss

A

allowing to pass through

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phag

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phosphat

A

phosphorus-containing chemical group

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pituitar

A

pituitary gland

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receptor

A

a protein on the surface of a cell that turns a chemical on the outside to a signal on the inside of the cell

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scop

A

device for looking inside

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somato

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stat[us]

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sterol

A

chemical group

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sufficiens

A

Latin “adequate”

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thel

A

nipple; breast

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thym

A

thymus gland (in the upper chest)

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thyr
thyro
thyroid

A

thyroid gland

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tox

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trop

A

turning towards

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troph

A

nourishing

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ur

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viril

A

maleness; machismo

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–al

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pertaining to

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–algia

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–amine

A

chemical group

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–bulum

A

suffix forming the name of an instrument

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–cele

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–ectomy

A

cutting out of

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–em

A

present in blood (shortening of [h]em[e])

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–emia

A

present in blood, indicating disease

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–genesis

A

the process of creating

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–genic

A

giving rise to

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–graphy

A

a test or procedure

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–ia

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–iasis

A

presence of an abnormality

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–ic

A

pertaining to

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–in

A

chemical name ending for a protein

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–ine

A

chemical name ending

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–ion

A

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–is

A

anatomical structure

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–ism

A

belief; process word ending

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–itis

A

inflammation

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–lith

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–logist

A

one who studies

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–lysis

A

breaking down; destroying

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–megaly

A

enlargement due to disease

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–oid

A

looks like; resembles

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–oma

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–osis

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–pathy

A

disease process

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–penia

A

low levels of

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–plasia

A

the process of molding or growing

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–poiesis

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creation process

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–ptosis

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–rrhea

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abnormal flow

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–sive

A

capable of

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–sterone

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chemical name ending

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–tion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–tomy

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–toxin

A

poisonous to

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–tropic

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influencing the activity of a gland

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–tropin

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chemical which influences the activity of a gland

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–y

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

A

antidiuretic hormone

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BG

A

blood glucose

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BS

A

blood sugar

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CSII

A

continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

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CGM

A

continuous glucose monitor

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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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GDM

A

gestational diabetes mellitus

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GH

A

growth hormone

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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

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HgA1C

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hemoglobin A1C test (used by diabetics to monitor blood sugar levels)

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HRT

A

hormone replacement therapy

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IDDM, T1

A

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)

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NIDDM, T2

A

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)

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PTH

A

parathyroid hormone

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RAIU

A

radioactive iodine uptake test

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T3

A

triiodothyronine

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T4

A

thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine)

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TFT

A

thyroid function test

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TSH

A

thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)

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