ch 12

Question 1

Acidosis

Answer 1

Condition of excessive acidity of body fluids.

Question 2

Acromegaly

Answer 2

Characterized (in the adult) by marked enlargement and elongation of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities.

Question 3

Addison Disease

Answer 3

Results from a deficiency in the secretion of adrenocortical hormones; also called adrenal insufficiency. The most common cause of this condition is the result of the body attacking itself (autoimmune disease). For unknown reasons, the immune system views the adrenal cortex as a foreign body, something to attack and destroy.

Question 4

Adenectomy

Answer 4

Surgical excision of a gland.

Question 5

Adenoma

Answer 5

Tumor of a gland.

Question 6

Adrenal

Answer 6

Pertaining to the adrenal glands, triangular bodies that cover the superior surface of the kidneys; also called suprarenal glands.

Question 7

Adrenalectomy

Answer 7

Surgical excision of an adrenal gland.