Chapter 7

Chapter 7

1. abbreviations

   • ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone
     • CT: computed tomography
       • FBS: fasting blood sugar
         • GTT: glucose tolerance test
           • PRL: prolactin
             • VP: vasopressin
               • LH: luteinizing hormone
                 • MRI: magnetic resonance imaging
                   • OXT: oxytocin
                   • DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis
                     • BS: blood sugar

2. Prefixes

   • Terms
     • Terms
       • steroid hormones: hormones secretes by the adrenal cortex
         • hypersecretion: abnormally increased secretion
           • pancreatitis: inflammation of the pancreas
             • growth hormone: hormone that influences growth
               • polydipsia: excessive thirst
                 • hypercalcemia: abnormally high level of calcium in the blood
                   • hirsutism: excessive hair growth over the body
                     • mineralocorticoid: hormones that maintain salt and water balance
     • exophalmos: protrusion of one or both eyeballs, often because of thyroid dysfunction or a tumor behind the eyeball.
       • antidiabetic drug: any of several agents used to control blood glucose levels in treatment of diabetes mellitus
         • calcitonin: hormones that regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism
           • throidectomy: removal of the thyroid
             • radioiodine therapy: use of radioactive iodine to treat disease, such as to eradicate thyroid tumor cells
               • ovaries: located on both sides of the uterus in the female pelvis; secrete estrogen and progesterone
   • adren/o: adrenal gland
     • crin/o: to secrete
       • hormon/o: hormone
         • glyc/o: glucose
           • ket/o: ketone bodies
             • thym/o: thymus gland
               • pancreat/o: pancreas