Combining Form
Abbrev
Glossary Terms
Diabetes
Misc
100
aut/o
What is combining form for self
100
normal saline
What does the abbrev NS stand for
100
What are primary teeth called
deciduous
100
type of diabetes that can be treated with dietary changes alone
What is type II
100
moving the arm in a circular motion
What is circumduction
200
glyc/o
What is combining form for sugar
200
NIDDM
What is non-insulin diabetes mellitus
200
What is the term for increasing urine output
diuresis
200
Blood sugar levels are too low
What is hypoglycemia
200
An ulcer that makes a hole into the stomach wall
What is perforated ulcer
300
pyr/o
What is combining form for fever
300
TID
What is three times a day
300
a poison produced by a high fever
What is a pyrotoxin
300
high blood glucose levels
What is hyperglycemia
300
Supplying tissues with oxygen
What is perfusion
400
lapar/o
What is combining form for abdominal wall
400
Abbrev. for hepatitis B vaccine
What is Hep B
400
a hormone that regulates the metabolism of blood sugar
What is insulin
400
formation of glycogen or sugar
What is glycogenesis
400
bitting one's self
What is autophagia
500
phil/o
What is combining form for attraction to
500
Abbrev PSA stand for
What is Prostate Specific Antigen
500
a woman who has never given birth to a child
What is a nullipara
500
The three types of diabetes
What are type 1 type 2 gestational
500
A vaccine is made from a bacteria culture from the patient's own body
What is autogenous