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Ch. 7 Endocrine System Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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adren/o
adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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cortic/o

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outer surface

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gonad/o

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gonads (sex organs)

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pituitar/o
hypophys/o

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pituitary gland

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thym/o

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thymus

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thyr/o
thyroid/o

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thyroid

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gluc/o
glucose/o
glyc/o

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sugar

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crin/o

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to secrete

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hormon/o

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hormone

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ket/o

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ketone body

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-tropin

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stimulating hormone

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-emia

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blood condition

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-uria

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urine condition

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adenalgia

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pain in a gland

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adrenal virilism

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development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland

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adrenarche

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beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty)

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hirsutism

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excessive growth of facial and body hair in women

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amenorrhea

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lack of menstrual flow

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gynecomastia

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development of breast tissue in males

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hypergonadism

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condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex glands

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hypogonadism

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condition in which there is under secretion of the sex glands

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menarche

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beginning or first menustration

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thelarche

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beginning of breast development

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hypoglycemic

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pertaining to low blood sugar

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pancreatalgia

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pain in the pancreas

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polydipsia

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excessive thirst

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polyphagia

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excessive eating

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polyuria

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excessive urination

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acromegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the extremities

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galactorrhea

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discharge of milk

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pituitary dwarfism

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abnormally short height caused by under secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

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pituitary gigantism

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abnormally tall height caused by over secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

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exophthalmos

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protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket

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goiter

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swollen thyroid gland

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thyrocele

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another name for goiter

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thryomegaly

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enlargement of the thyroid

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thyroptosis

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downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid

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acidemia

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abnormal acidity of the blood

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alkalemia

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abnormal alkalinity (opposite of acidity) of the blood

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calciuria

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calcium in the urine

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chloremia

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increased chloride in the blood

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euglycemia

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good blood sugar

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glucosuria

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sugar in the urine

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hypercalcemia

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excessive calcium in the blood

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hyper cholesterolemnia

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excessive cholesterol in the blood

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hyperglycemia

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high blood sugar

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hyperkalemia

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excessive potassium in the blood

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hyperlipidemia

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excessive fat in the blood

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hypernatremia

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excessive sodium in the blood

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hyperphosphatemia

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excessive phosphate in the blood

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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ketonuria

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ketone bodies in the urine

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polyuria

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excessive urination

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uremia

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presence of urinary waste in the blood

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adrenaline
epinephrine

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hormone secreted by the adrenal gland

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adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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hormone secreted by the pituitary gland

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corticotropin

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shorter name for ACTH

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glucagon

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hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to increase blood sugar levels

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glucocorticoid

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hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with a role in carbohydrate metabolism

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gonadotropin

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hormone that stimulates that gonads

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insulin

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hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats

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thyrotropin

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hormone that stimulates the thyroid

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adenomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of a gland

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adrenomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland

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euthyroid

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normal functioning thyroid

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gluconeogenesis

A

formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources

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glycolysis

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breakdown of sugar

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glycopenia

A

deficiency of sugar

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gonadogenesis

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creation/development of gonads

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metabolism

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breakdown of matter into energy

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endocrine

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to secrete internally (i.e., into the blood stream)

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endocrinologist

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specialist in internal secretions

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exocrine

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to secrete externally (through ducts to the surface of an organ sweat glands/salivary glands)

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glycemic index

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ranking of food based on the way it affects sugar levels in the blood

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ketogenesis

A

creation of ketone bodies

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thyroid function tests

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tests performed to evaluate the function of the thyroid

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cholangiopancreatography

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procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile duct

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adenitis

A

inflammation of a gland

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adenopathy

A

gland disease

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adenosis

A

gland condition

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dysmetabolic syndrome

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combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabolism

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ketosis

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condition characterized by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood

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polyadenopathy

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disease involving many glands

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adrenal insufficiency

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condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones

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adrenalitis

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inflammation of the adrenal gland

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adrenocortical insufficiency

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condition in which the adrenal cortex underproduces necessary hormones

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adrenocorticohyperplasia

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overdevelopment of the cortex of the adrenal gland

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congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others

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diabetes mellitus

A

metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia

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diabetic ketoacidosis

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acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy

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pancreatic pseudocyst

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abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst

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pancreatitis

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inflammation of the pancreas

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pancreatolith

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a stone in the pancreas

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pancreatolithiasis

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presence of a stone in the pancreas

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hyperpituitarism

A

over functioning of the pituitary gland

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hypophysitis

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inflammation of the pituitary gland

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hypopituitarism

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condition caused by the under secretion of the pituitary gland

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panhypopituitarism

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defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland

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pituitary infarction

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death of the pituitary gland

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hyperparathyroidism

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over production by the parathyroid glands

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hyperthyroidism

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under production by the thyroid

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hypoparathyroidism

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under production by the parathyroid

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hypothyroidism

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under production by the thyroid

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thyroiditis

A

inflammation of the thyroid

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thyrotoxicosis

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condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone (an extreme version is called “thyroid storm”

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adenocarcinoma

A

cancerous tumor of a gland

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adenoma

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glandular tumor

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adrenal adenoma

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tumor of the adrenal gland

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adrenocortical carcinoma

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cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland

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insulinoma

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tumor that secretes insulin (found in the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas)

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parathyroidoma

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tumor of the parathyroid

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pituitary adenoma

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tumor on the pituitary gland

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thyoma

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tumor of the thymus

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continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

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continuous injection of insulin into the blood from a pump inserted under the skin

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thyroidotoxin

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substance poisonous to the thyroid gland

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adenectomy

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removal of a gland

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ketogenic diet

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diet that aids in the production of ketones in the body

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thymectomy

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removal of the thymus

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adrenalectomy

A

removal of the adrenal gland

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laparoscopic adrenalectomy

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removal of an adrenal gland by means of laparoscope (instrument inserted into the abdomen for viewing)

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pancreatectomy

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removal of the pancreas

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pancreatolithectomy

A

removal of a stone in the pancreas

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hypophysectomy

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removal of the pituitary gland

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parathyroidectomy

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removal of the parathyroid

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thyroidectomy

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removal of the thyroid

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thyroidotomy

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incision into the thyroid

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thyroparathyroidectomy

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removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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BS

A

blood sugar

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CGM

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continuous glucose monitor

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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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ERCP

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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GDM

A

gestational diabetes mellitus

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GH

A

growth hormone

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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

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HgA1C

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hemoglobin A1C test (used by patients with diabetes to monitor blood sugar levels)

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HRT

A

hormone replacement therapy

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TFT

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thyroid function test

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TSH

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thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)

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T3

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triiodothyronine (one of the two primary hormones produced by the thyroid)

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