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Endocrine System
Abberviations for the medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ADH | Antidiuretic hormone |
DM-I | Diabetes mellitus, type 1 |
DM-II | Diabetes mellitus, type 2 |
DKA | Diabetic ketoacidosis |
FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
FPG | Fasting plasma glucose |
FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone |
GH | Growth hormone |
IDDM | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
LH | Luteinizing hormone |
MEN | Multiple endocrine neoplasia |
MEN-I | Multiple endocrine neoplasis, type 1 |
MEN-IIA | Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA |
MEN-IIB | Multipole endocrine neoplasia, type IIB |
MSH | Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
NIDDM | Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
STH | Somatotropin hormone |
T3 | Triiodothyronine |
T4 | Thyroxine |
TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
HbA1c | Hemoglobin A1c |
GTT | Glucose tolerance test |