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Medical Terminology Unit 10
Endocrine System and Cancer Terms
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Undergraduate 1
11/17/2010
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andr
 Definition
masculine
Term
anti
 Definition
against
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cachex
 Definition
wasting, malnutrition
Term
calc
 Definition
calcium
Term
crin
 Definition
secrete
Term
diuretic
 Definition
increases urination
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endo
 Definition
inside
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exo
 Definition
outside
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glucagon
 Definition
hormone that raises blood glucose
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homeo
 Definition
same, constant
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-in, ogen
 Definition
hormone
Term
insulin
 Definition
hormone that lowes blood glucose
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iod
 Definition
iodine
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lact
 Definition
milk
Term
mamm, mast
 Definition
breast
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melan
 Definition
dark, black
Term
pituitar
 Definition
pituitary gland
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pro-
 Definition
produce or before
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somat
 Definition
growth
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stat
 Definition
stop, control
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thyr
 Definition
thyroid
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trop
 Definition
stimulate
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ADA diet
 Definition
American Diabetic Association Diet, diabetic diet
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ADH
 Definition
antidiuretic hormone
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AODM
 Definition
adult onset diabetes mellitus
Term
ALL
 Definition
acute lymphocytic lymphoma
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Ca
 Definition
cancer
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CDE
 Definition
Certified Diabetic Educator
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DKA
 Definition
diabetic ketoacidosis
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FBG
 Definition
fasting blood glucose
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FBS
 Definition
fasting blood sugar
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FSG
 Definition
fasting serum glucose
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FSH
 Definition
follicale stimulating hormone
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GH
 Definition
growth hormone
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HA1C
 Definition
hemoglobin A1C
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IDDM
 Definition
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
Term
JODM
 Definition
juvenile onset diabetes mellitus
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MODY
 Definition
maturity onset diabetes of youth
Term
NCS
 Definition
No concentrated sweets
Term
NIDDM
 Definition
noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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PP
 Definition
post prandial (after eating)
Term
T3 or T4
 Definition
thyroid hormones
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TSH
 Definition
thyroid stimulating hormone
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Type 1 DM
 Definition
Type 1 Daibetes Mellitus
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Type 2 DM
 Definition
type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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