terminology
The combining form for cancer
What is carcin/o?
what is endocrinology?
Branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of endocrine glands.
What is an adrenalectomy?
Surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
What does TFT short for?
Thyroid Function Test
What hormone does the Testes secrete?
What is Testosterone
The combining form for sugar
What is glyc/o?
define adrenopathy
what is adrenal gland disease?
What is Pinealectomy?
surgical removal of the pineal gland
FSH Stands for . . . .?
Follicle-stimulating hormone
What hormones does the pineal gland secrete?
What is Melatonin?
The word for "removal of the thymus gland"
What is thymectomy?
what is glycosuria?
having a high level of sugar excreted in urine
What is a glucometer?
Device designed for diabetic to use at home to measure level of glucose in bloodstream.
FBS stands for . . . . ?
fasting blood sugar
What is the function of Glucagon?
Stimulates liver to release glucose into the blood
The term for inflammation of an adrenal gland
What is adrenalitis?
What are 3 of the 5 symptoms of Cushing's Syndrome?
weakness, edema, excess hair growth, skin discoloration, osteoporosis
What is a Thyroid echography?
Ultrasound examination of thyroid that can assist in distinguishing a thyroid nodule from a cyst.
ACTH stands for . .. .?
adrenocorticotropic hormone
Name the hormones that the Thyroid gland secretes into the bloodstream
What is Calcitonin,Thyroxine,Triiodothyronine?
define pancreatotomy and what is the prefix, combining form and suffix and the meaning of each?
cutting into the pancreas.
no prefix
pancreat/o pancreas
-otomy cutting into
name this pathology: Damage to nerves in the lower legs and hands as a result of diabetes mellitus; symptoms include either extreme sensitivity or numbness and tingling.
peripheral neuropathy
What are the 3 hormones that a thyroid function test measures?
thyroxine, triiodothyronime, thyroid-stimulating hormone
The abbreviation for antidiuretic hormone
What is ADH?
What is the function of Epinephrine?
Intensifies reponse during stress "fight-or-flight" response