Medical Terminology Simplified

Answer Key • APPENDIX B 591

CHAPTER 9: ENDOCRINE AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS

Section Review 9–1

Term Definition

1. toxic/o/logist -logist: specialist in the study of; poison


2. pancreat/itis -itis: inflammation; pancreas


3. thyr/o/megaly -megaly: enlargement; thyroid gland


4. hyper/trophy -trophy: development, nourishment; excessive, above normal


5. gluc/o/genesis -genesis: forming, producing, origin; sugar, sweetness


6. hypo/calc/emia -emia: blood condition; under, below, deficient; calcium


7. adrenal/ectomy -ectomy: excision, removal; adrenal glands


8. poly/dipsia -dipsia: thirst; many, much


9. aden/oma -oma: tumor; gland


10. thyroid/ectomy -ectomy: excision, removal; thyroid gland

Section Review 9–2

1.-osis 5.-emia 9.acr/o 13.-tome 17.-logist

2.hyper- 6.calc/o 10.anter/o 14.neur/o 18.poly-

3.poster/o 7.-pathy 11.aden/o 15.toxic/o 19.thyroid/o, thyr/o

4.dys- 8.-megaly 12.-tomy 16.radi/o 20.hypo

Competency Verification, Figure 9–3

Locations of major endocrine glands, page 401.

1.pituitary gland 4. adrenal glands 7.thymus gland

2.thyroid gland 5. pancreas 8.ovaries

3.parathyroid glands 6. pineal gland 9.testes

Section Review 9–3

1.-iasis 5.-pexy 9.pancreat/o 13.gluc/o, glyc/o 17.thym/o

2.supra- 6.-rrhea 10.-gen, -genesis 14.-phagia 18.hypo-

3.adrenal/o, adren/o 7.poly- 11.-lysis 15.orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o 19.-uria

4.-pathy 8.para- 12.-lith 16.-dipsia 20.toxic/o

Section Review 9–4

Term Meaning

1. meningi/oma -oma: tumor; meninges


2. neur/o/lysis -lysis: separation, destruction, loosening; nerve


3. hemi/paresis -paresis: partial paralysis; one half


4. myel/algia -algia: pain; bone marrow; spinal cord


5. cerebr/o/spin/al -al: pertaining to; cerebrum; spine

Continued

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