Combinations
cortic/o
What is cortex?
poly-
What is many?
Hypocalcemia
What is decreased/deficient calcium in blood?
Serious condition resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in which acid ketones accumulate from fat metabolism in the absence of adequate insulin
What is ketoacidosis?
euglycemia
What is normal level of sugar in the blood?
glyc/o
What is sugar?
-plasia
What is development/growth/formation?
Excessive potassium in blood
What is hyperkalemia?
Autoimmune disorder of the thyroid producing more thyroid hormone that the body needs; hyperthyroidism
What is Graves disease?
endocrinologist
What is a physician who studies and treats diseases of the endocrine system?
kal/i
What is potassium?
-al
What is pertaining to?
Inflammation of the thyroid
What is thyroiditis?
Malignant cancer that often starts in the adrenal medulla, composed of immature nerve cells; most commonly in children
What is neuroblastoma?
Chemical substance secreted by an endocrine gland that is carried in the blood to a target tissue
What is hormone?
dips/o
What is thirst?
pan-
What is all?
Panhypopituitarism
What is state of total deficient pituitary gland?
Result of decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland; excessive thirst, large amounts of urine
What is diabetes insipidus?
Sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in a living organism
What is metabolism?
acr/o
What are extremities/height?
-drome
What is run/running?
Acromegaly
What is enlargement of the extremities?
Condition resulting from an extreme deficiency of the thyroid hormone thyroxine; causes puffiness of the face and hands, coarse and thickened skin, enlarged tongue, slow speech, anemia
What is myxedema?
Syndrome
What is run together?