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Endocrine
Question | Answer |
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TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
T4 | Thyroxine |
T3 | Triiodothyronine |
RAIU | Radioactive iodine uptake test |
PTH | Parathyroid hormone |
NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
IDDM | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
GH | Growth hormone |
FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
DM-II | diabetes mellitus type 2 |
DM-I | diabetes mellitus type 1 |
ADH | antidiruetic hormone |
ACTH | adrenocoticotropic hormone |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
-tropin | stimulating effect of a hormone |
-crine | secrete |
poly- | excessive |
oxy- | sharp, quick |
eu- | same, normal |
thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
thym/o | thymus gland |
toxic/o | poison |
somat/o | body |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
natr/o | sodium |
lact/o | milk |
ket/o | ketone bodies |
kal/i | potassium |
gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar, sweet, glucose |
gonad/o | sex glands |
endocrin/o | endocrine |
dips/o | thirst |
cortic/o | cortex |
calc/i | calcium |
andr/o | male, man |
adren/o, adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
aden/o | gland |
acr/o | extremities |
acid/o | sour, bitter |