Medical Terminology Endocrine System
Medical Terminology Combining form/word root Meaning gluc/o; glyc/o sugar parathyroid/o parathyroid glands thym/o thymus thyr/o thyroid toxic/o poison, toxin -oid resembling -ose sugar aden/o gland crin/o to secrete dips/o thirst
Medical Terminology Combining form/word root Meaning pancreat/o pancreas pineal/o pineal gland calci/o calcium endo- in; within exo- out; away from gonad/o sex glands hyper- above; excessive hypo- below; under; less than normal -ism process; condition -edema swelling kali- potassium
Medical Terminology Pinealectomy Pineal/ectomy Surgical removal of the pineal gland Polydipsia Poly/dips/ia Excessive thirst Hypercalcemia Hyper/calcem/ia An abnormally high level of calcium in the blood Hyperkalemia Hyper/kalem/ia An abnormally high level of potassium in the blood Polyuria Poly/uria Excessive urination
Medical Terminology Acromegaly Acro/megaly Enlarged extremities Hyperthyrodism Hyper/thyrod/ism Condition with excessive thyroid gland secretion Adrenalitis Adrenal/it is Inflammation of the adrenal glands Thyroidectomy Thyroid/ectomy Surgical removal of the thyroid
Medical Terminology Endocrinologist Endocrin/ologist A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and malfunctions of the endocrine glands Endocrinopathy Endocrino/pathy Any disease caused by a disorder of the endocrine system Hyperglycemia Hyper/glycem/ia An abnormally high concentration of glucose in the blood Hypergonadism Hyper/gonad/ism The condition of excessive secretion of hormones by the sex glands
Medical Terminology Hypoglycemia Hypo/glycem/ia An abnormally low concentration of glucose in the blood Insulinoma Insulin/oma A benign tumor secreting additional insulin(pancreas) Neurohormones Neuro/hormones Secretion by specialized cells of the brain Pancreatectomy Pancreat/ectomy The surgical removal of the pancreas
Medical Terminology Pituitary adenoma Pituitary aden/oma A slow-growing benign tumor of the pituitary gland Polyphagia Poly/phagia Excessive hunger List some differences in type 1 diabetes vs type 2 diabetes? Type 1: beginning in childhood, also known as juvenile diabetes, pancreatic cells do not produce insulin, inject insulin every day Type 2: technically known as diabetes mellitus or adult onset, can be treated with changes in diet or exercise, here the body produces insulin, but cells don’t respond to it correctly, treated with oral medications and/or insulin injections