Suffixes | Combining Forms | Medical Terms | Hormones part 2 | Miscellanous |
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-pnea
What is breathing?
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What is ox/o or ox/y
oxygen
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What is the luteinizing hormone?
stimulates ovulation in the female and in the male it stimulates the secretion of testosterone
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What is oxytocin?
is secreted by the pituitary gland and stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth
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What is true?
True or False, Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that is a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by goiter, exophthalmos, or both
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-emia
What is blood?
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What is bronch/o?
bronchus
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What is the antidiuretic hormone?
maintains the water balance within the body by promoting the reabsorption of water through the kidneys.
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What is testosterone?
The hormone secreted by the testicles that simulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics is known a?
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What is puberty?
Physical changes from child to adulthood
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-spasm
What is sudden spasmodic closure
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What is phon/o?
voice or sound
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What is the hormone thyroxine (T4)
this hormone is secreted by the thyroid, influences the rate of metabolism
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What is the hormone calcitonin?
The hormone that works with the parathyroid hormone to regulate calcium levels in the blood and tissues
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What is polyphagia?
excessive hunger
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-scopy
What is visual examination
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What is trachea/o?
Windpipe
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What is Insulinoma?
benign tumor of the pancreas that causes hypoglycemia
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What is leptin?
This hormone is secreted by fat cells and helps regulate appetite.
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What is cretinism?
Congenital form of hypothyroid which can cause arrested physical and mental development
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-otomy
What is cutting or surgical incision
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What is somn/o ?
sleep
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What is pituitary adenoma?
benign tumor of the pituitary gland that cause excess hormone secretion
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What is the hormone cortisol?
has an anti-inflammatory action and regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the body.
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What is Diabetes Insipidus?
A condition caused by insufficient production of the antidiuretic hormone or by the inability of the kidneys to respond to the antidiuretic hormone
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