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80 Cards in this Set
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acr/o
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extremities
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aden/o
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gland
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adren/o
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adrenal gland
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adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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calc/o
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calcium
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carcin/o
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cancer
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chem/o
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drug
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cortic/o
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outer portion
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crin/o
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to secrete
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cyt/o
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cell
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glyc/o
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sugar
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glycos/o
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sugar
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gynec/o
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female
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immun/o
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protection
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kal/i
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potassium
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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lob/o
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lobe
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mast/o
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breast
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natr/o
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sodium
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neur/o
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nerve
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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or/o
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mouth
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ovari/o
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ovary
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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pineal/o
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pineal gland
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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radi/o
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ray
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retin/o
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retina
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testicul/o
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testes
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland
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thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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toxic/o
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poison
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vas/o
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vessel
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-emic
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relating to a blood condition
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-ia
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condition
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ism
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state of
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-megaly
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enlarged
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-prandial
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relating to a meal
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-pressin
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to press down
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-uria
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urine condition
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endo-
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within
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ex-
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outward
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hyper-
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excessive
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hypo-
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insufficient
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pan-
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all
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poly-
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many
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post-
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after
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edmea
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condition in which the body tissues contain excessive amounts of fluid
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gynecomastia
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development of breast tissue in males
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hirsutism
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condition of having an excessive amount of hair
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hypersecretion
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excessive hormone production by an endocrine gland
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hyposecretion
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deficient hormone production by an endocrine gland
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Addison's disease
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results from a deficiency in adrenocortical hormones
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adrenal virilism
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development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female
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cushing's syndrome
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set of symptoms caused by excessive levels of cortisol due to high doses of corticosteroid drugs and adrenal tumors
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pheochromocytoma
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usually benign tumor of the adrenal medulla that secretes epinephrine
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diabetes mellitus (DM)
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chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism resulting in hyperglycemia and glycosuria
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insulinoma
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tumor of the islets of Langerhans cells of the pancreas that secretes an excessive amount of insulin
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ketoacidosis
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acidosis due to an excess of acidic ketone bodies
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peripheral neuropathy
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damage to the nerves in the lower legs and hands as a result of diabetes melitus
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Recklinghausen disease
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excessive production of parathyroid hormone resulting in degeneration of the bones
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tetany
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nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps resulting from hypocalcemia
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diabetes insipidus (Di)
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disorder caused by the inadequate secretion of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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cretinism
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congenital condition in which a lack of thyroid hormones may result in arrested physical and mental development
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goiter
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enlargement of the thyroid gland
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graves' disease
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results in overactivity of the thyroid gland and can cause a crisis situation
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hashimoto's thyroiditis
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chronic autoimmune form of thyroiditis
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myxedema
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condition resulting from a hyposecretion of the thyroid gland in an adult
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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GTT
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glucose tolerance test
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PBI
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protein-bound iodine test
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