The Endocrine System
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What is the suffix meaning eating or swallowing? Excessive hormone secretion of the parathyroids is known as? Low blood sodium Glucose secreted in the urine is known as The abbreviation for adrenocorticotropic hormone
*phagia *hyperparathyroidism *hyponatremia *glycosuria *acth
What is the suffix meaning thirst? The abnormal overgrowth of the body High serum potassium Diabetic acidosis or diabetic coma is also known as The abbreviation for follicle-stimulating hormone
*dipsia *gigantism *hyperkalemia *ketoacidosis *fsh
What is the combining form meaning extremity? Decreased calcium is known as This syndrome, caused by hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex, results in excessive production of glucocorticoids Diabetes in pregnant woman is known as _diabetes The abbreviation for insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
*acro *hypocalcemia *cushings *gestational *iddm
What is the term used to describe protruding eyes? The term for kidney stones A rise in the concentration of blood sugar Surgical removal of the thyroid Inflammation of the pancreas
*exophthalmos *nephrolithiasis *hyperglycemia *thyroidectomy *pancreatitis

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