acr/o QA
acr/o - (correct answer)extremity
adren/o - (correct answer)adrenal gland
crine - (correct answer)to excrete
-edema - (correct answer)swelling
end/o - (correct answer)within
exo - (correct answer)out, away from
gluc/o - (correct answer)sweet, sugar
gonad - (correct answer)seed
-one - (correct answer)hormone
thyr/o - (correct answer)thyroid, shield
acromegaly - (correct answer)hormonal disorder that results from the overproduction of
GH by the pituitary gland.
Addison's disease - (correct answer)condition in which the cortex of the adrenal gland is
damaged, decreasing the production of adrenocortical hormones, usually resulting from
an autoimmune disorder but also caused by infection, cancer, or hemorrhage into the
glands.
acr/o - (correct answer)extremity
adren/o - (correct answer)adrenal gland
crine - (correct answer)to excrete
-edema - (correct answer)swelling
end/o - (correct answer)within
exo - (correct answer)out, away from
gluc/o - (correct answer)sweet, sugar
gonad - (correct answer)seed
-one - (correct answer)hormone
thyr/o - (correct answer)thyroid, shield
acromegaly - (correct answer)hormonal disorder that results from the overproduction of
GH by the pituitary gland.
Addison's disease - (correct answer)condition in which the cortex of the adrenal gland is
damaged, decreasing the production of adrenocortical hormones, usually resulting from
an autoimmune disorder but also caused by infection, cancer, or hemorrhage into the
glands.