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34 Cards in this Set
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aden/o |
gland |
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adren/o |
adrenal glands |
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adrenal/o |
adrenal glands |
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calc/o |
calcium |
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gluc/o |
sugar, sweetness |
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glyc/o |
sugar, sweetness |
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pancreat/o |
pancreas |
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parathyroid/o |
parathyroid glands |
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pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
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thym/o |
thymus gland |
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thyr/o |
thyroid gland |
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thyroid/o |
thyroid gland |
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toxic/o |
poison |
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-dipsia |
thirst |
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-trophy |
development, nourishment |
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acr/o |
extremity |
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cerebr/o |
cerebrum |
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encephal/o |
brain |
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gli/o |
glue; neuroglial tissue |
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mening/o |
meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) |
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meningi/o |
meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord) |
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myel/o |
bone marrow; spinal cord |
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neur/o |
nerve |
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-paresis |
partial paralysis |
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-phasia |
speech |
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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dur/o |
dura mater; hard |
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Addison disease |
Relatively uncommon chronic disorder caused by deficiency of cortical hormones that results when the adrenal cortex is damaged or atrophied |
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Cushing syndrome |
Cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of cortisol or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) circulating in the blood |
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) |
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 |
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Type 1 diabetes |
Form of diabetes mellitus that is abrupt in onset and is due to the failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, making this type of disease difficult to regulate |
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Type 2 diabetes |
Form of diabetes mellitus that is gradual in onset and results from the body's deficiency in producing enough insulin or resistance to the action of insulin by the body's cells |
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Exophthalmos |
Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball(s), possibly due to thyrotoxicosis, tumor of the orbit, orbital cellulitis, leukemia, or aneurysm |
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Graves disease |
Multi system autoimmune disorder that involves growth of the thyroid (hyperthyroidism) associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine; also called exophthalmic goiter, thyrotoxicosis, or toxic goiter |
