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Altered Hormonal and Metabolic Regulation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acromegaly | condition of hyperplasia prompted by hormone stimulation of excessive growth after closure of the epiphyseal growth plates of the long bones |
| Addison disease | a condition of adrenal cortical insufficiency most commonly caused by the autoimmune destruction of the adrenal cortex |
| Aldosterone | |
| Cortisol | is a major glucocorticoid secreted from the adrenal cortex that regulates metabolism, inflammatory/immune processes, and the stress response |
| Cretinism | a condition of mental retardation and impaired growth from congenital lack of thyroid hormone production and secretion |
| Cushing disease | a condition of hypercortisolism specifically related to pituitary corticotrope tumors |
| Cushing Syndrome | a condition of excess glucocorticoid secretion from the adrenal cortex |
| Diabetes Insipidus (DI) | a condition of insufficient antidiuretic hormone resulting in the inability of the body to concentrate or retain water |
| Endocrine System | a collective group of tissues capable of secreting hormones |
| Exophthalmos | a protrusion of the eyeballs that sometimes occurs with hyperthyroidism |
| General Adaptation Syndrome | a term used to describe the neuroendocrine response to a stressor and the corresponding physiologic changes |
| Goiter | an enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by follicular epithelial hyperplasia from excessive thyroid hormone exposure |
| Graves Disease | an autoimmune condition that causes excessive stimulation of the thyroid gland |
| Hirsutism | a condition of excessive body and facial hair |
| Hormones | chemical substances, formed in a tissue or organ and carried in the blood, that stimulate or inhibit the growth or function of other tissues or organs |
| Hyperpituitarism | a generic term indicating the increased secretion of one or more pituitary hormones |
| Hyperthyroidism | a state of excessive thyroid hormone as a result of excessive stimulation of the thyroid gland |
| Hypopituitarism | a generic term indicating the decrease secretion one or more pituitary hormones |
| Hypothalamic-Pituitary axis | controls the synthesis and secretion of many hormones |
| Hypothyroidism | a state of deficient thyroid hormone |
| Myxedema | a condition of hypothyroidism marked by the accumulation of boggy, nonpitting, edematous tissue, especially of the face, mucous membranes, hands and feet, |
| negative feedback loop | a system of hormone regulation in which low levels of hormone stimulate additional release and high levels of hormone inhibit further release |
| panhypopituitarism | a deficiency of all anterior pituitary hormones |
| polyuria | frequent, large volume urination |
| positive feedback loop | a system in which the presence of hormone stimulates an increased production of hormone until there is an interruption in the cycle |
| stress | the reactions of the body to forces of a deleterious nature that disturb homeostasis |
| stressor | any endogenous or exogenous force that causes stress |
| syndrome of Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) | a condition of excessive production and release of ADH despite changes in serum osmolatilty and blood volume |
| thyrotoxic crisis | a sudden, severe worsening of hyperthyroidism that may result in death; also called a thyroid storm |
| thyrotoxicosis | the presence of excessive circulating thyroid hormone |
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