Word Roots
Meaning extremity or extremities
Acr/o
GH problem (growth hormone): small bones, usually in proper proportions, normal IQ, tx: GH supplements in children before epiphyseal plates fuse.
Dwarfism
Prefix meaning: many
poly
Suffix meaning: Eating or swallowing
-phagia
Growth Hormone
GH
Meaning Adrenal gland
Adren/o
GH problem: adenoma causes too much GH, adults develop large bones, thickening of the skull, large jaw, and tongue, causes insulin receptors, high BS, hypertension, CV disease.
Acromegaly
Prefix meaning: Below, less than
Hypo
Suffix meaning: Growth or development
-plasia
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IDDM
Meaning Vessel
Angi/o
GH problem: too much GH before puberty & large, tall person.
Gigantism
Prefix meaning: Above, greater than
Hyper
Suffix meaning: One who studies, a specialist
-ologist
Oxytocin
OXT
Meaning Cortex
Cortic/o
Adrenal hormone problem: too much cortisol or glucocorticoids are released by the adrenal cortex due to a pituitary tumor, adrenal tumor, idiopathic, or side effects of cortisone/steriod use.
Cushing Syndrome
Lact
Milk
Suffix meaning: Softening
-malacia
Parathyroid hormone
PTH
Meaning Calcium or stone
Calc/i
Thyroid Problem: low thyroid functioning due to genetics or auto-immune disease, or aging (esp. in females), labs show high TSH but low T3, T4, Thyroid scan may reveal a tumor.
Hypothyroidism
Natri
Sodium
Suffix meaning : To urinate
-uria
Thyroid stimulating hormone
TSH