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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTER 15 REVIEW
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10/15/2012

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ADRENOMEGALY
Definition
MED TERM FOR ENLARGEMENT OF THE ADRENAL GLAND
Term
POSTPRANDIAL BLOOD SUGAR MEANS
Definition
AFTER A MEAL
Term
TERM GOITER MEANS
Definition
ABNORMALLY TALL STATURE
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CRETINISM
Definition
CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM IN CHILDREN THAT RESULTS IN REDUCED MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND DWARF-LIKE PHYSICAL STATURE
Term
 THE PREFIX EX- MEANS
Definition
TOGETHER
Term
CUSHING'S SYNDROME DEVELOPES BECAUSE OF AN ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF HORMONES FROM THIS GLAND
Definition
ADRENAL
Term
THE TERM HIRSUTISM MEANS
Definition
EXCESSIVE BODY HAIR GROWTH
Term
COMBINING FORM THAT MEANS GLAND
Definition
ADEN/O
Term
THIS GLAND IS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE KIDNEY
Definition
ADRENAL
Term
PARATHYROIDECTOMY
Definition
MEDICAL TERM FOR SURGICAL REMAL OF THE PARATHYROID GLAND
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ROOT IN THE TERM HYPERGLYCEMIA
Definition
SUGAR
Term

HYPOADRENALISM

IS ALSO KNOWN AS

Definition
ADDISON'S DISEASE
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HIRSUTISM IN WOMEN IS CAUSED BY
Definition
HYPERSECRETION OF ANDROGENS BY THE ADRENAL CORTEX
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WHERE IS THE PITUITARY GLAND LOCATED?
Definition
THIS GLAND IS LOCATED IN THE HEAD
Term
ADENITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF A GLAND
Term
CORRECT SPELLING
Definition
DIABETES
Term
A DISORDER WHERE LOW BLOOD LEVELS OF FSH AND LH
Definition
HYPOGONADISM
Term
MED TERM FOR DEFICIENT ACTIVITY OF THE ADRENAL GLAND
Definition
HYPOADRENALISM
Term
HYPERGLYCEMIA
Definition
MEDICAL TERM FOR HIGH BLOOD SUGAR
Term
THYROIDOMA
Definition
MEDICAL TERM FOR THYROID TUMOR
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SUFFIX THAT MEANS CONDITION OF
Definition
-OSIS
Term
PREFIX IN THE TERM HYPOTHYROIDISM
Definition
DEFICIENT
Term
POLYDIPSIA
Definition
EXCESSIVE THIRST
Term

GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST

(GTT)

Definition
STANDARD TEST IN PREGNANCY, ADMIN OF GLUCOSE AND THEN HAS BLOOD SUGAR CHECKED, (IV) USUALLY ABOUT A 3 HR TEST
Term
A TEST THAT ASSESSES THYROID FUNCTION BY DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF IODINE TAKEN INTO THE THROID CELLS
Definition
RAIU
Term
HYPOGLYCEMIA
Definition
TERM FOR LOW BLOOD SUGAR
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GIGANTISM
Definition
ABNORMALLY HIGH PRODUCTION OF GROWTH HORMONE
Term
PARATHYROIDECTOMY
Definition
IS THE REMOVAL OF ONE OR MORE PARATHYROID GLAND
Term
GRAVES DISEASE IS CAUSED BY ABNORMALITIES IN WHICH GLAND
Definition
THYROID
Term
ACROMEGALY
Definition
HYPERSECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE IN AN ADULT
Term
HYPOCALCEMIA
Definition
LOW CALCIUM LEVELS
Term
RADIOIODINE THERAPY
Definition
USE OF RADIOACTIVE IODINE TO TREAT A DISEASE OF THE THYROID GLAND, SUCH AS A THYROID TUMOR
Term
THYROIDECTOMY
Definition
MED TERM FOR REMOVAL OF THE THYROID GLAND
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