Medical Terminology #1: Chapter 9 Endocrine System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Aden | Gland |
| Suffix referring to tumor | -oma |
| Tumor of glandular tissue | Adenoma |
| Adren ; Adrenal | Adrenal Gland |
| Ad- | Near |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| Adrenomegaly | Enlargement of Adrenal Gland |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Adrenalitis | Inflammation of the adrenal gland |
| Andro | Male |
| Morph | Form |
| -ous | Pertaining to |
| Crin | Secrete |
| Endo- | Within |
| Endocrine | Secretion Within |
| Dips | Thirst |
| Poly- | Many |
| -ia | Condition of |
| Polydipsia | Condition of excessive thirst |
| Gluco ; Glyc ; Glucos | Sugar |
| -genic | Production |
| Producing Glucose | Glucogenic |
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| -emia | Blood Condition |
| Hyperglycemia | Too much sugar in the blood |
| Hormon | Hormone |
| Ket ; Keton | Ketone Bodies |
| Ur | Urine |
| -ia | Condition of |
| Ketonuria | Condition of keytone bodies in urine |
| Pancreat | Pancreas |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of pancreas |
| Pancreatecomy | Excision of pancreas |
| Thym | Thymus |
| Thymoma | Tumor of thymus tissue |
| Thyr ; Thyroid | Thyroid |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| Tox | Poison |
| Poison of thyroid gland | Thyrotoxic |
| Para- | Alongside |
| Ex- | Away / Out |
| Exophthalmos | Eyes protruding out |
| Hirsutism | Growth of hair in abnormal place |
| -ism | Condition of |
| Meta- | Change |
| Hypokalemia | Too little potassium in the blood |
| Hyperkalemia | Too much potassium in the blood |
| -Osis | Condition or increase |
| Acromegaly | Hypersecretion of growth hormone after puberty |
| Gigantism | Hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty |
| Son- | Sound |
| -graphy | Recording |
| -ectomy | Excision |
| Hypophysis | Another name for pituitary |
| -Ptosis | Falling downward |
| Trop | Nourish or development of |
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