20. Endocrine system

Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding Terms for Hormones, Secretions and Excretions

Overview

This lesson will help you understand medical terms related to bodily secretions like hormones. You'll learn the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes that form these terms, making it easier to decipher medical vocabulary.

Disorders Related to Blood

Haematemesis

1. Meaning: Blood vomit.
2. Components: haem(at)- (blood) + -emesis (vomit).
3. Latin Equivalent: sanguis (blood) + vomitus (vomit).

Haemoptoë

1. Meaning: Blood-spitting.
2. Components: haem(at)- (blood) + -ptoë (spit).
3. Latin Equivalent: sanguis (blood) + sputum (spit).

Ischaemia

1. Meaning: Areal bloodlessness.
2. Components: isch- (stop) + (h)aem(at) (blood).
3. Latin Equivalent: stasis (stop) + sanguis (blood).

Haemostasis

1. Meaning: Process to prevent and stop bleeding.
2. Components: haem(at)- (blood) + -stasis (stop).
3. Latin Equivalent: sanguis (blood) + stasis (stop).

Disorders Related to Bile

Cholaemia

1. Meaning: Bile in blood.
2. Components: chol(e)- (bile) + -aemia (blood condition).
3. Latin Equivalent: bilis (bile) + sanguis (blood).

Cholera

1. Meaning: Infection of the small intestine by Vibrio cholerae.
2. Components: chol(e)- (bile) + -rrhea (flow).
3. Latin Equivalent: bilis (bile) + fluo (flow).

Disorders Related to Milk

Galactagoga

1. Meaning: Medicines for lactation.
2. Components: galact- (milk) + -agoga (leading).
3. Latin Equivalent: lac (milk) + medicamentum (medicine).

Galactorrhoea

1. Meaning: Milky nipple discharge.
2. Components: galact- (milk) + -rrhoea (flow).
3. Latin Equivalent: lac (milk) + fluo (flow).