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Ch. 7
Problems
Question | Answer |
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adenaglia | pain in a gland |
adrenal virilism | development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
hypergonadism | condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands |
hypogonadism | condition in which there is undersecretion of the sex glands |
menarche | beginning of 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 tall height caused by over secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
exophthalmos | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
thyrocele | another name for goiter |
thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid |
thyroptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |