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09/25/2011

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endocrine system is made of

hormones

 

Definition
glands that secrete hormones
Term
-ectomy
Definition
surgical excision
(thyroidectomy)
Term
-emia
Definition
condition of the blood
substance in the blood
(hypercalcemia)
Term
-glia
Definition
cells that provide support
(neuroglia)
Term
-oma
Definition
tumor, mass
(glioma, astrocytoma, meningioma)
Term
-paresis
Definition
weakness
(hemiparesis: one-sided weakness)
Term
-phasia
Definition
speech
(dysphasia, aphasia)
Term
-plegia
Definition
paralysis
(hemiplegia: can't move one side)
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow, discharge
(rhinorrhea, diarrhea)
Term
a/an-
Definition
without
Term
aden/o-
Definition
gland
(lymphadenopathy, adenoma)
Term
adren/o/al-
Definition
adrenal gland
Term
andr/o-
Definition
male
(androgens)
Term
anesthet/s-
Definition
without sensation
(anesthesia, anesthetic)
Term
antagon/o
Definition
oppose, work against
(antagonist)
Term
anti-diuretic
Definition
"against urine"
keeps you from peeing; reabsorbs the fluid back into the body
Term
auditory
Definition
sense of hearing
Term
blephar/o-
Definition
eyelid
(blepharitis)
Term
bucc/o-
Definition
cheek
Term
cataract
Definition
clouding of the lens of the eye
Term
cephal/o-
Definition
head
(cephalgia)
Term
cerumen
Definition
earwax
Term
conjunctiv/o-
Definition
conjunctiva
pink part around the eye
(conjunctivitis)
Term
corne/o-
Definition
cornea of the eye
(corneal abrasion)
Term
de-mentia
Definition
reversal of/without the mind
Term
diplopia
Definition
double vision
Term
ectropion
Definition
outward turning of the eyelids
Term
encephal/o-
Definition
brain
(encephalitis)
Term
entropion
Definition
inward turning of the eyelids
Term
esotropia
Definition
medial deviation of the eyes
Term
estr/o-
Definition
female
(estrogen)
Term
eu-
Definition
normal, good
(euthyroid)
Term
exotropia
Definition
lateral deviation of the eyes
Term
gloss/o-
Definition
tongue
Term
gluc/o-
glyc/o-
Definition
glucose
(glucocorticoid, glycogenesis)
Term
gustatory
Definition
sense of taste
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
(hemiparesis, hemiplegia)
Term
hydro-cephalus
Definition
water/fluid in the head
Term
hyperopia
Definition
"more than normal vision"
farsighted, see better far away than up close
Term
intra-cranial
Definition
within, the skull
Term
keto-acid-osis
Definition
"ketones- acid-abnormal condition"
Term
keto-acid-osis
Definition
"ketones- acid-abnormal condition"
Term
master gland of the body
Definition
pituitary gland
Term
meninges
Definition
membrane layers to protect the brain
Term
mi/o-
Definition
narrowing
(miosis)
Term
mydr/o-
Definition
widening
(mydriasis, mydriatic eye drops)
Term
myopia
Definition
nearsightedness
Term
nas/o-
Definition
nose
(nasal airway, nasopharyngeal)
Term
neuro-
Definition
nervous system
(neurology)
Term
neuron
Definition
the functional unit of the nervous system
Term
olfactory
Definition
sense of smell
Term
opthalm/o-
opt/o-
Definition
eye
Term
oral
Definition
mouth
Term
ot/o-
Definition
ear
(otoscope, otitis)
Term
ovari/o-
Definition
ovaries
Term
pancreat/o-
Definition
pancreas
(pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer)
Term
pharang/o-
Definition
pharynx, throat
(pharyngitis)
Term
photo-phobia
Definition
fear/avoidance of light
Term
poly-uria
Definition
"many/much urine"
peeing a lot
Term
polydipsia
Definition
"many/much thirst"
Term
post-ictal
Definition
after a seizure
Term
pro-lactin
Definition
"before-milk"
hormone that is released for breast milk production
Term
retin/o-
Definition
retina of the eye
(retinal detachment)
Term
sensory
Definition
sensation
Term
somat/o-
Definition
body
Term
spin/o
Definition
spine
Term
testicul/o-
test/o-
Definition
testicles
Term
the lobes of the brain are named from
Definition
the cranial bones that lie above them
Term
the nervous system includes:
Definition
brain, spinal cord and nerves
Term
tonometry
Definition
"measuring tone/pressure"
Term
tonsill/o-
Definition
tonsils
(tonsillitis)
Term
vascul/o-
Definition
blood vessel
(cerebrovascular accident-CVA)
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