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71 Cards in this Set
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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calcium
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calc/o
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secrete
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crin/o
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gluc/o
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sugar, sweetness
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glycos/o
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sugar, sweetness
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glyc/o
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sugar, sweetness
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same, alike
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home/o
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potassium (an electrolyte)
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kal/i
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pancreas
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pancreat/o
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parathyroid glands
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parathyroid/o
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thymus gland
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thym/o
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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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poison
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toxic/o
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secrete
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crine
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thirst
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dipsia
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forming, producing, origin
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gen
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poison
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toxic
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urine
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uria
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good, normal
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eu
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outside, outward
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exo
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excessive, above normal
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hyper
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under, below
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hypo
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many, much
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poly
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disorder of insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior portion of the pituitary gland
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diabetes insipidus
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chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient secretion of insulin, or insulin resistance of target tissues
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diabetes mellitus
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mineral salts that carry an electrical charge in solution
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electrolytes
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hormone produced pancreatic alpha cells that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change stored glycogen to glucose
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glucagon
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simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion
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glucose
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good, normal
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eu
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outside, outward
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exo
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excessive, above normal
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hyper
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under, below
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hypo
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many, much
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poly
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disorder of insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior portion of the pituitary gland
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diabetes insipidus
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chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient secretion of insulin, or insulin resistance of target tissues
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diabetes mellitus
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mineral salts that carry an electrical charge in solution
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electrolytes
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hormone produced pancreatic alpha cells that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change stored glycogen to glucose
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glucagon
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simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion
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glucose
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the body's internal state of equilibrium that is maintained by the every-changing processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes
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homeostasis
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chemical substances produced by specialized cells of the body that are released slowly in minute amounts directly into the bloodstream
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hormone
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greater than normal amount of glucose in the blood
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hyperglycemia
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pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis or disease without recognizable cause
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idiopathic
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hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that acts to clear sugar from the blood by promoting its storage in tissues as carbohydrates
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insulin
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agent that mimics the effects of the sympathetic nervous system
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sympathomimetic
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a structure, organ, or tissue to which something is directed
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target
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blood condition of excessive glucose
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hyperglycemia
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blood condition of deficiency of glucose
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hypoglycemia
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formation of glycogen
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glycogenesis
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inflammation of the pancreas
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pancreatitis
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destruction of the pancreas
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pancreatolysis
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disease of the pancreas
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pancreatopathy
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inflammation of the thyroid gland
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thyroiditis
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enlargement of the thyroid
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thyromegaly
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excision of a parathyroid gland
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parathyroidectomy
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removal of the adrenal gland
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adrenalectomy
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having characteristics of a man; masculine
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virile
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hypothyroidism acquired in adulthood
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myxedemia
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increase excretion of urine
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diuresis
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excessive growth of hair or the presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women
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hirsutism
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hypothyroidism that appears as a congenital condition and is commonly associated with other endocrine abnormalities
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cretinism
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caused by deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones
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Addison disease
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characterized by protrusion of the eyeballs, increased heart action, enlargement of the thyroid gland, weight loss, and nervousness
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exophthalmic goiter
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excessive amount of potassium in the blood
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hyperkalemia
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small chromaffin cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla
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phechromocytoma
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that occurs most commonly in children and adolescents (juvenile onset)
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type 1 diabetes
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decreased concentration of sodium in the blood
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hyponatremia
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abnormal presence of glucose in the urine
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glycosuria
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metabolic disorder caused by hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, mainly cortisol
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cushing syndrome
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that usually occurs later in life (maturity onset)
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type 2 diabetes
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