home/o
sameness
toc/o
childbirth
somat/o
body
hormon/o
hormone
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
myx/o
mucuc
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
DM
diabetes mellitus
DI
diabetes insipidus
BMR
basal metabolic rate
GH
growth hormone
FBG
fasting blood glucose
FBS
fasting blood sugar
IDDM
insulin dependent diabetis mellitus
IGF
insulin-like growh factors
NIDDM
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
PRL
prolactin
PTH
parathyroid hormone
TFT
thyroid function test
TSH
thyroid stimulatin hormone