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Endocrine System
Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parts of endocrine glands | pituitary gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid, adrenal glands, pancreas, pineal and thymus glands, ovaries and testes (part of reproductive and endocrine systems) |
| endocrine glands | Secret chemicals called hormones directly into the bloodstream, control and integrate many bodily functions, maintain homeostasis |
| pituitary gland | Master gland, regulates many body activities, stimulates other glands to secrete specific hormones |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| thyr/o thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| toxic/o tox/o | poison |
| gluc/o glyc/o glycos/o | sugar, sweetness |
| home/o | same, alike |
| calc/o | calcium |
| crin/o | secrete |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -emia | blood |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| excessive (many, much) thirst | poly/dipsia |
| pertaining to poisonous activity of the thyroid | thyr/o/toxic |
| sugar in urine | glycos/uria glucos/uria |
| blood with excessive or abnormal glucose | hyper/glyc/emia |
| instrument to measure sugar | gluc/o/meter |
| excessive (many, much) urination | poly/uria |
| condition of deficient insulin | hypo/insulin/ism |
| secrete within (internally) | endo/crine |
| specialist in the study of poisons | toxic/o/logist toxic/o/log/ist |
| inflammation of the pancreas | pancreat/itis |
| enlargement of the extremities | acr/o/megaly |
| tumor of a gland | aden/oma |
| tumor (composed of) insulin | insulin/oma |
| blood (with a) poison (toxic substance) | tox/emia |
| protruding eyeballs | exophthalmos |
| excision of her thyroid gland | thyroidectomy |
| surgical removal of adrenal glands | adrenalectomy |
| swelling | edema |
| complication | hypertension |
| hypersecretion of the GH during adulthood results in enlargement of the jaw, hands, and feet | acromegaly, dwarfism, gigantism |
| hormones | Specialized chemicals that are released directly into the bloodstream and travel to specific tissues or organs of the body called targets |
| myxedema | advanced hypothyroidism in adults, causing edema an increased blood pressure |
| obesity | excessive accumulation of body fat that may lead to an adverse effect on health, body mass index is greater than 30 |
| osteoporosis | abnormal loss of bone density in deterioration of bone tissue with an increased risk of fractures |
| glucometer | monitor's blood glucose levels, self-monitoring, usually done before meals at bedtime, piercings of skin typically on the finger to draw blood application of blood to a test strip |
| blood condition of deficient calcium | hypocalcemia |
| blood condition of excessive calcium | hypercalcemia |
| tumor of the thymus gland | thymoma |
| enlargement of the thyroid gland | thyromegaly |
| blood condition of excessive glucose | hyperglycemia |
| urine that contains sugar | glycosuria glucosuria |
| transsphenoidal hypophysectomy | endoscopic procedure to remove a pituitary tumor, incision of the sinus, transsphenoidal, without disturbing brain tissue |
| thymectomy | Excision of thymus gland, used to remove tumors of thymus, use in treatment of myasthenia gravis |
| removal of a lobe | lobectomy |
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