Term
Acidosis
acid - acid
-osis - condition |
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Definition
| Condition of excessive acidity of body fluids. |
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Adrenopathy
adren/o - adrenal gland
-pathy - disease |
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Definition
| Any disease of an adrenal gland |
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Thyroiditis
thyr - thyroid shield
-oid - resemble
-itis - inflammation
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Definition
| Inflammation of the thyroid gland |
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Thyrotoxicosis
thyr/o - thyroid shield
toxic - poison
-osis - condition
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Definition
| Literally means a poisonous condition of the thyroid gland; pathological condition caused by an acute oversecretion of thyroid hormones |
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Term
Thyroidectomy
thyr/o - thyroid, shield
-oid - resemble
-ectomy - surgical excision |
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Definition
| Surgical excision of the thyroid gland |
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Term
Progesterone
pro - before
gester - to bear
-one - hormone |
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Definition
| Hormone produced by the corpus luteum of the ovary, the adrenal cortex, or the placenta; released during the second half of the menstrual cycle |
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Estrogen
estr/o - mad desire
-gen - formation, produce |
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Definition
| Hormones produced by the ovaries, including estradiol estrone, and astriol; female sex hormones important in the development of secondary sex characteristics and regulation of the menstrual cycle |
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Epinephrine
epi- upon
nephr/o - kidney
-ine - substance |
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Definition
| Hormone produced by the adrinal medulla; used as a vasoconstrictor and cardiac stimulant to relax bronchospasm and to relieve allergic symptoms; aslo called adrenaline |
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Endocrinology
endo- - within
crin/o - to secrete
-logy - study of |
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Definition
| Study of the Endocrine System |
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| Class of chemical substance produced by the Endocrine glands |
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