Which term means disease of the adrenal cortex?

• A. Adrenalectomy
• B. Amulate
• C. Afferent
• D. Adrenopathy

Answer: (D)

The key idea here is building medical terms from a body part name plus a suffix that means disease. “Adreno-” (or adrenal-) refers to the adrenal gland, and the suffix “-pathy” means disease or disorder. Put together, adrenopathy is disease of the adrenal gland, which, in practical terms, covers disease affecting the adrenal cortex as part of the whole gland.

The other options don’t fit the idea of a disease of the gland: adrenalectomy is the surgical removal of the adrenal gland, amulate isn’t a standard medical term, and afferent describes something that carries toward a structure rather than a disease.