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Ch 07 S Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
Term | Definition |
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adenalgia | pain in a gland |
adrenal virilism | development of male secondary sexual characteristics by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair on a woman |
amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
hypergonadism | excessive secretion of the sex glands |
hypogonadism | undersecretion of the sex glands |
menarche | beginning or first menstruation |
thelarche | beginning of breast development |
hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar |
pancreatalgia | pain in the pancreas |
polydipsia | excessive thirst |
polyphagia | excessive eating |
polyuria | excessive urination |
acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
galactorrhea | discharge of milk |
pituitary dwarfism | abnormally short height caused by under-secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
pituitary gigantism | abnormally short height caused by over-secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
exopthalmos | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
myxedema | swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin |
thyrocele | another name for goiter |
thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid |
thyroptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |