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Chapter 9 | HSC - Medical Terminology, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Endocrine and Nervous system Class: HSC - Medical Terminology; Subject: Health Sciences; University: Chattahoochee Technical College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2009/2010

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aden/o
DEFINITION 1
WR: gland
TERM 2
adren/o, adrenal/o
DEFINITION 2
WR: adrenal glands
TERM 3
anter/o
DEFINITION 3
WR: anterior, front
TERM 4
calc/o
DEFINITION 4
WR: calcium
TERM 5
cerebr/o
DEFINITION 5
WR: cerebrum
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aden/o

WR: gland

TERM 2

adren/o, adrenal/o

DEFINITION 2

WR: adrenal glands

TERM 3

anter/o

DEFINITION 3

WR: anterior, front

TERM 4

calc/o

DEFINITION 4

WR: calcium

TERM 5

cerebr/o

DEFINITION 5

WR: cerebrum

encephal/o

WR: brain

TERM 7

gli/o

DEFINITION 7

WR: glue; neuroglial tissue

TERM 8

gluc/o, glyc/o

DEFINITION 8

WR: sugar, sweetness

TERM 9

mening/o, meningi/o

DEFINITION 9

WR: meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

TERM 10

myel/o

DEFINITION 10

WR: bone marrow; spinal cord

thyr/o, thyroid/o

WR: thyroid gland

TERM 17

vascul/o

DEFINITION 17

WR: blood vessel

TERM 18

aer/o

DEFINITION 18

WR: extremities

TERM 19

carcin/o

DEFINITION 19

WR: cancer

TERM 20

cyst/o

DEFINITION 20

WR: bladder

cyt/o

WR: cell

TERM 22

dermat/o

DEFINITION 22

WR: skin

TERM 23

enter/o

DEFINITION 23

WR: intestine (usually small intestine)

TERM 24

gastr/o

DEFINITION 24

WR: stomach

TERM 25

hem/o

DEFINITION 25

WR: blood

scler/o

WR: hardening; sclera (white of eye)

TERM 32

spin/o

DEFINITION 32

WR: spine

TERM 33

thromb/o

DEFINITION 33

WR: blood clot

TERM 34

toxic/o

DEFINITION 34

WR: poison

TERM 35

ectomy

DEFINITION 35

S: excision, removal

lysis

S: separation; destruction; loosening

TERM 37

pexy

DEFINITION 37

S: fixation (of an organ)

TERM 38

tome

DEFINITION 38

S: instrument to cut

TERM 39

tomy

DEFINITION 39

S: incision

TERM 40

algia, dynia

DEFINITION 40

S: pain

ism

S: condition

TERM 47

itis

DEFINITION 47

S: inflammation

TERM 48

lith

DEFINITION 48

S: stone, calculus

TERM 49

logist

DEFINITION 49

S: specialist in study of

TERM 50

logy

DEFINITION 50

S: study of

megaly

S: enlargement

TERM 52

malacia

DEFINITION 52

S: softening

TERM 53

oid

DEFINITION 53

S: resembling

TERM 54

oma

DEFINITION 54

S: tumor

TERM 55

osis

DEFINITION 55

S: abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood

cells)

plegia

S: paralysis

TERM 62

rrhagia

DEFINITION 62

S: bursting forth (of)

TERM 63

rrhea

DEFINITION 63

S: discharge, flow

TERM 64

trophy

DEFINITION 64

S: development, nourishment

TERM 65

uria

DEFINITION 65

S: urine

a

P: without, not

TERM 67

dys

DEFINITION 67

P: bad; painful; difficult

TERM 68

endo

DEFINITION 68

P: within

TERM 69

hemi

DEFINITION 69

P: half (of body)

TERM 70

hyper

DEFINITION 70

P: excessive, above normal

DM

diabetes mellitus

TERM 77

GH

DEFINITION 77

growth hormone

TERM 78

LH

DEFINITION 78

luteinizing hormone

TERM 79

PGH

DEFINITION 79

pituitary growth hormone

TERM 80

PTH

DEFINITION 80

parathyroid hormone

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

TERM 82

C1, C2, and so

on

DEFINITION 82

first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on

TERM 83

CNS

DEFINITION 83

central nervous system

TERM 84

CSF

DEFINITION 84

cerebrospinal fluid

TERM 85

CVA

DEFINITION 85

cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle

S1, S2, and so on

first sacral vertebra, second sacral vertebra, and so on

TERM 92

T1-T

DEFINITION 92

first thoracic vertebra, second thoracic vertebra, and so on

TERM 93

TIA

DEFINITION 93

transient ischemic attack

TERM 94

AP

DEFINITION 94

anteroposterior

TERM 95

PA

DEFINITION 95

posteroanterior

Addison disease

Relatively uncommon chronic disorder caused by deficiency

of cortical hormones that results when the adrenal cortex is

damaged or atrophied

TERM 97

Cushing syndrome

DEFINITION 97

Cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of

cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) circulating in

the blood

TERM 98

diabetes mellitus

(DM)

DEFINITION 98

Chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate,

protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient production of

insulin or the body's inability to utilize insulin properly

TERM 99

exophthalmos

DEFINITION 99

Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball(s), possibly due to

thyrotoxicosis, tumor of the orbit, orbital cellulitis, leukemia,

or aneurysm

TERM 100

Graves disease

DEFINITION 100

Multisystem autoimmune disorder that involves growth of the

thyroid (hyperthyroidism) associated with hypersecretion of

thyroxine; also called exophthalmic goiter, thyrotoxicosis, or

toxic goiter