Endocrine System

  1. a
    alpha
  2. ACTH
    adrenocorticotropin hormone
  3. ADH
    antidiuretic hormone
  4. B
    beta
  5. BMR
    basal metabolic rate
  6. CT
    calcitonin
  7. DI
    diabetes insipidus
  8. DM
    diabetes mellitus
  9. FBS
    fasting blood sugar
  10. FSH
    follicle-stimulating hormone
  11. GH
    growth hormone
  12. GTT
    glucose tolerance test
  13. IDDM
    insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  14. K+
    potassium
  15. LH
    luteinizing hormone
  16. MSH
    melanocyte-stimulating hormone
  17. Na+
    sodium
  18. NIDDM
    non-insulin-dependentdiabetes mellitus
  19. NPH
    neutral protamine Hagedom (insulin)
  20. PBI
    protein-bound iodine
  21. PRL
    prolactin
  22. PTH
    parathyroid hormone
  23. RAI
    radioactive iodine
  24. RIA
    radioimmunoassay
  25. T3
    triodothyronine
  26. T4
    thyroxine
  27. TFT
    thyroid function test
  28. TSH
    thyroid-stimulating hormone
Author
elinor
ID
201551
Card Set
Endocrine System
Description
Abbreviations
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