Endocrine System

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adenectomy
excision of a gland
- aden/o (gland)
- -ectomy (excision)
- (ad-eh-NEK-toh-mee)
adenotomy
incision of a gland
- aden/o (gland)
- -tomy (cutting operation)
- (ad-eh-NOT-oh-mee)
adrenalectomy
surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
- adrenal/o (adrenal glands)
- -ectomy (excision)
- (ah-dree-nah-LEK-toh-mee)
hypoglycemic
drug used to lower blood sugar
- hypo- (below normal)
- glyc/o (sgar)
- -ic (pertaining to)
- (HY-poh-gly-SEE-mik)
hypophysectomy
surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland)
- hypophys/o (pituitary gland)
- -ectomy (excision)
- (HY-poh-fih-SEK-toh-mee)
parathyroidectomy
surgical excision of the parathyroid gland
- parathyr/o (parathyroid gland)
- -ectomy (excision)
- (PAHR-ahthy-royd-EK-toh-mee)
thyroidecotomy
excision of the thyroid gland
- thyr/o (thyroid gland)
- -ectomy (excision)
- (THY-royd-EK-toh-mee)
thyroparathyroidectomy
excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
- thyr/o (thyroid gland)
- parathyr/o (parathyroid gland)
- -ectomy (excision)
- (THY-roh-pehr-ah-THY-roy-DEK-toh-mee)
thyrotomy
surgery performed on the thyroid gland
- thyr/o (thyroid gland)
- -tomy (cutting operation)
- (thy-ROT-oh-mee)