5918852881 | aden/o | gland | 0 | |
5918852882 | adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland | 1 | |
5918852883 | cortic/o | outer surface | 2 | |
5918852884 | crin/o | secrete | 3 | |
5918852885 | -emia | blood condition | 4 | |
5918852886 | gluc/o | sugar | 5 | |
5918852887 | glucos/o | sugar | 6 | |
5918852888 | glyc/o | sugar | 7 | |
5918852889 | gonad/o | gonads | 8 | |
5918852890 | hormon/o | hormone | 9 | |
5918852891 | hypophys/o | pituitary gland | 10 | |
5918852892 | ket/o | ketone body | 11 | |
5918852893 | pancreat/o | pancreas | 12 | |
5918852894 | pituitar/o | pituitary gland | 13 | |
5918852895 | thym/o | thymus | 14 | |
5918852896 | thyr/o | thyroid | 15 | |
5918852897 | thyroid/o | thyroid | 16 | |
5918852898 | -tropin | stimulating hormone | 17 | |
5918852899 | -uria | urine condition | 18 | |
5918852900 | acidemia | abnormal acidicty of the blood | 19 | |
5918852901 | acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities | 20 | |
5918852902 | adenalgia | pain in a gland | 21 | |
5918852903 | adenectomy | removal of a gland | 22 | |
5918852904 | adenitis | inflammation of a gland | 23 | |
5918852905 | adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland | 24 | |
5918852906 | adenoma | glandular tumor | 25 | |
5918852907 | adenomeglaly | abnormal englargement of a gland | 26 | |
5918852908 | adenopathy | gland disease | 27 | |
5918852909 | adenosis | gland condition | 28 | |
5918852910 | adrenal adenoma | tumor of the adrenal gland | 29 | |
5918852911 | adrenal insufficiency | condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones | 30 | |
5918852912 | adrenal virilism | development of male secondary sexual characertisics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland | 31 | |
5918852913 | adrenalectomy | removal of the adrenal gland | 32 | |
5918852914 | adrenaline | hormone secreted by the adrenal gland (epinephrine) | 33 | |
5918852915 | adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal glad | 34 | |
5918852916 | adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretion | 35 | |
5918852917 | adrenocortical carcinoma | cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland | 36 | |
5918852918 | adrenocortical insufficiency | condtion in which the adrenal cortex underproduces uncessary hormones | 37 | |
5918852919 | adrenocorticohyperplasia | overdevelopment of the cortex of the adrenal gland | 38 | |
5918852920 | adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, which stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland | 39 | |
5918852921 | adrenomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland | 40 | |
5918852922 | alkalemia | abnormal alkalinity of the blood | 41 | |
5918852923 | amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow | 42 | |
5918852924 | calciuria | calcium in the urine | 43 | |
5918852925 | chloremia | increased chloride in the blood | 44 | |
5918852926 | cholangiopacreatograpy | procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas | 45 | |
5918852927 | congenital adrenal hyperplasia | genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped resulting in a deficiency of certian hormones and an overproduction of others | 46 | |
5918852928 | continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion | continuous injection of insulin into the blood from a pump inserted under the skin | 47 | |
5918852929 | corticotropin | shorter name for adrenocorticotropic hormone | 48 | |
5918852930 | diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characertized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia | 49 | |
5918852931 | diabetic ketoacidosis | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy | 50 | |
5918852932 | dysmetabolic syndrome | combination of medical disoders associated with faulty metabolism | 51 | |
5918852933 | endocrine | secrete internally | 52 | |
5918852934 | endocrinologist | specialist in internal secretions | 53 | |
5918852935 | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | procedure used to exmine the bile ducts and pancreas in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile duct | 54 | |
5918852936 | epinephrine | hormone secreted by the adrenal gland | 55 | |
5918852937 | euglycemia | good blood sugar | 56 | |
5918852938 | euthyroid | a normal functioning thyroid | 57 | |
5918852939 | exocrine | secrete externally through ducts to the surface of an organ | 58 | |
5918852940 | exophthalamus | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket | 59 | |
5918852941 | galactorrhea | discharge of milk | 60 | |
5918852942 | glucagon | hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to increase blood sugar levels | 61 | |
5918852943 | glucocorticoid | a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with a role in carbohydrate metabolism | 62 | |
5918852944 | gluconeogenesis | the formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources | 63 | |
5918852945 | glucosuria | sugar in the urine | 64 | |
5918852946 | glycemic index | ranking of food based on the way it affects sugar levels in the blood | 65 | |
5918852947 | glycolysis | breakdown of sugar | 66 | |
5918852948 | glycopenia | deficiency of sugar | 67 | |
5918852949 | goiter | swollen thyroid gland | 68 | |
5918852950 | gonadogenesis | creation/development of gonads | 69 | |
5918852951 | gonadotropin | hormone that stimlates the gonads | 70 | |
5918852952 | gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in men | 71 | |
5918852953 | hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair in women | 72 | |
5918852954 | hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in blood | 73 | |
5918852955 | hypercholesterolemia | excessive cholesterol in the blood | 74 | |
5918852956 | hyperglycemia | high blood sugar | 75 | |
5918852957 | hypergonadism | excessive secretion of the sex glands | 76 | |
5918852958 | hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood | 77 | |
5918852959 | hyperlipidemia | excessive fat in the blood | 78 | |
5918852960 | hyperparathyroidism | overpoeduction by the parathyroid glands | 79 | |
5918852961 | hyperpituitarism | overfunctioning of the pituitary gland | 80 | |
5918852962 | hyperthyroidism | overproduction by the thyroid | 81 | |
5918852963 | hypoglycemia | low blood sugar | 82 | |
5918852964 | hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar | 83 | |
5918852965 | hypogonadism | undersecretion of the sex glands | 84 | |
5918852966 | hypomagnesemia | deficient magnesium in the blood | 85 | |
5918852967 | hypernatremia | excessive salt in the blood | 86 | |
5918852968 | hypoparathyroidism | underproduction by the parathyroid | 87 | |
5918852969 | hyperphosphatemia | excessive phosphate in the blood | 88 | |
5918852970 | hypophysectomy | removal of the pituitary gland | 89 | |
5918852971 | hypophysitis | inflammation of the pituitary gland | 90 | |
5918852972 | hypopituitarism | conditon caused by the undersecretion of the pituatiry gland | 91 | |
5918852973 | hypothyroidism | underproduction by the thyroid | 92 | |
5918852974 | insulin | hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats | 93 | |
5918852975 | insulinoma | tumor that secretes insulin | 94 | |
5918852976 | ketogenesis | creation of ketone bodies | 95 | |
5918852977 | ketogenic diet | diet that aids in the production of ketones in the body | 96 | |
5918852978 | ketonuria | ketone bodies in the urine | 97 | |
5918852979 | ketosis | condition characeritzed by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood | 98 | |
5918852980 | laparascopic adrenalectomy | removal of an adrenal gland by means of a laparascope | 99 | |
5918852981 | menarche | beginning or first menstruation | 100 | |
5918852982 | metabolism | breakdown of matter into energy | 101 | |
5918852983 | myxedema | swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin | 102 | |
5918852984 | pancreatalgia | pain in the pancreas | 103 | |
5918852985 | pancreatectomy | removal of the pancreas | 104 | |
5918852986 | pancreatic pseudocyst | abnomrally expanded areas in the pacreas resembling a cyst | 105 | |
5918852987 | pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas | 106 | |
5918852988 | pancreatolith | stone in the pancreas | 107 | |
5918852989 | pacreatolithiasis | presence of a stone in the pancreas | 108 | |
5918852990 | pancreatolithectomy | removal of a stone in the pancreas | 109 | |
5918852991 | panhypopituitarism | defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland | 110 | |
5918852992 | parathyroidectomy | removal of the parathyroid | 111 | |
5918852993 | parathyroidoma | tumor of the parathyroid | 112 | |
5918852994 | pituitary adenoma | tumor on the pituitary gland | 113 | |
5918852995 | pituitary dwarfism | abnormally short height caused by undersecretions of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | 114 | |
5918852996 | pituitary gigantism | abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland | 115 | |
5918852997 | pituitary infarction | death of the pituitary gland | 116 | |
5918852998 | polyadenopathy | disease involving many glands | 117 | |
5918852999 | polydipsia | excessive thirst | 118 | |
5918853000 | polyphagia | excessive eating | 119 | |
5918853001 | polyuria | excessive urination | 120 | |
5918853002 | thelarche | beginning of breast development | 121 | |
5918853003 | thymectomy | removal of thymus | 122 | |
5918853004 | thymoma | tumor of the thymus | 123 | |
5918853005 | thyrocele | goiter | 124 | |
5918853006 | thyroid function tests | tests performed to evaluate the function of the thyroid | 125 | |
5918853007 | thyroidectomy | removal of the thyroid | 126 | |
5918853008 | thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid | 127 | |
5918853009 | thyroidotomy | incision into the thyroid | 128 | |
5918853010 | thyroidotoxin | substance poisonous to the thyroid gland | 129 | |
5918853011 | thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid | 130 | |
5918853012 | thyroparathyroidectomy | removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands | 131 | |
5918853013 | thyroptosis | downward displacement of the thyroid | 132 | |
5918853014 | thyrotoxicosis | conditon caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone | 133 | |
5918853015 | thyrotropin | hormone that stimulates the thyroid | 134 | |
5918853016 | uremia | presence of urinary waste in the blood | 135 | |
8822010012 | ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone | 136 | |
8822013504 | BS | blood sugar | 137 | |
8822017416 | CSII | continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion | 138 | |
8822023002 | CGM | continuous glucose monitor | 139 | |
8822027577 | DI | diabetes insipidus | 140 | |
8822032220 | DM | diabetes mellitus | 141 | |
8822036322 | GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus | 142 | |
8822041977 | ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | 143 | |
8822051698 | FBS | fasting blood sugar | 144 | |
8822054772 | GH | growth hormone | 145 | |
8822064567 | HgA1C | hemoglobin A1C test (used by diabetes patients to monitor blood sugar levels) | 146 | |
8822060374 | GTT | glucose tolerance test | 147 | |
8822077388 | HRT | hormone replacement therapy | 148 | |
8822084036 | IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) | 149 | |
8822090668 | NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2) | 150 | |
8822099631 | TFT | thyroid function test | 151 | |
8822106777 | TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin) | 152 | |
8822112646 | T3 | triiodothyronine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid) | 153 | |
8822124677 | T4 | thyroxine (one of two primary hormones produced by the thyroid) | 154 |
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