Endocrine System
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| acromegaly | show 🗑
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| show | anterior pituitary gland
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| show | pertaining to the cortex of the adrenal gland
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| show | steroid hormone, increases male characteristics
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| show | pertaining to the outer region of an organ or structure
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| show | congenital condition. characterized by dwarfism, slowed mental development, puffy facial features, dry skin, and large tongue
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| diabetes, insipidus | show 🗑
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| diabetes mellitus | show 🗑
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| endocrine gland | show 🗑
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| show | physician who specialized in the medical practice of treating the disease and disorders of the endocrine system
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| endocrinology | show 🗑
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| show | female hormones that promotes the development of female secondary sex characteristics
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| show | pertaining to a normally functioning thyroid gland
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| show | abnormal condition characterized by a marked outward protrusion of the eyeballs
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| show | hormone secreted by the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas that stimulates the liver to convert glycogen into glucose
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| show | formation of glycogen from fatty acids and proteins instead of carbohydrates
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| glucose | show 🗑
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| glycogenesis | show 🗑
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| show | presence of sugar in the urine
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| show | hyperthyroidism
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| hypercalcemia | show 🗑
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| show | elevated blood sugar level
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| hypergonadism | show 🗑
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| hyperinsulinism | show 🗑
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| show | elevated blood potassium level
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| show | elevated blood sodium level
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| hyperparathyroidism | show 🗑
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| hyperthyrodism | show 🗑
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| show | less than normal blood calcium level
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| hypoglycemia | show 🗑
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| show | less than normal blood potassium level
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| show | less than normal blood sodium level
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| hypothyroidism | show 🗑
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| insulin shock | show 🗑
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| show | internal part of a structure or organ
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| metabolism | show 🗑
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| show | most severe form of hypothyroidism. characterized by puffiness of the hands and face
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| oxytocin | show 🗑
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| polydipsia | show 🗑
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| polyphagia | show 🗑
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| show | excretion of excessively large amounts of urine
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| show | female hormone secreted by the ovaries
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| show | hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that regulates the cellular processes necessary for normal body growth: Growth Hormone
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| show | group of symptoms occurring together
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| show | severe cramping and twitching of the muscles and sharp flexion of the wrist and ankle joints
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| thyroiditis | show 🗑
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| virilism | show 🗑
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| show | growth retardation of the body due to the deficiency of the human growth hormone: hypopituitarism
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| gigantism | show 🗑
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| show | hyperplasia of the thyroid gland
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| show | chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland
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| show | acute, sometimes fatal, incident of overactivity of the thyroid gland resulting in excessive secretion of thyroid hormone
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| show | life threatening disease process due to failure of the adrenal cortex to secrete adequate mineralocorticoids and glucocoricoids
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| show | cluster of symptoms occurring as a result of an excessive amount of cortisol or ACTH circulating in the blood
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| diabetic retinopathy | show 🗑
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| pancreatic cancer | show 🗑
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| show | acute or chronic destructive inflammatory condition of the pancreas
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| fasting blood sugar (FBS) | show 🗑
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| glucose tolerance test (GTT) | show 🗑
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| hemoglobin A1C Test (HgbA1C) | show 🗑
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| show | measure the amount of glucose in the blood at the time of the sample was drawn
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| show | measure the blood levels of the hormones T3, T4, and TSH
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| thyroid scan | show 🗑
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) | show 🗑
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