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1
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aden

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gland

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adrenal

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adrenal gland

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gonad

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sex glands

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pancreat

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pancreas

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parathyroid

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parathyroid gland

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pituitar

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pituitary gland

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thyr/thyroid

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thyroid gland

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andr

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male

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calc/calci

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calcium

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cortic

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cortex

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crin

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secrete

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dips

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secrete

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estr

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female

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gluc/glyc

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sugar

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home

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sameness

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hormon

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hormone

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kal

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potassium

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lact

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milk

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myx

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mucus

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natr

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sodium

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phys

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growing

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somat

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body

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ster

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solid structure

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toc

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childbirth

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toxic

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poison

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ur

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urine

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-agon

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assemble

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-emia

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blood condition

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-in/-ine

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substance

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-tropin

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stimulating the function of

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-uria

A

urine condition

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eu-

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good

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hyper-

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above

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hypo-

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below

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oxy-

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rapid

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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A1C

A

blood test that measures glycosylated hemoglobin

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

A

antidiuretic hormone

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Ca++

A

calcium

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CGMS

A

continuous glucose monitoring system

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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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DKA

A

diabetic ketoacidosis

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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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FBG

A

fasting blood glucose

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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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FSH

A

follicle-stimulating hormone

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GH

A

growth hormone

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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

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HbA1C

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test for the presence of glucose attached to hemoglobin

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hCG/HCG

A

human chorionic gonadotropin

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IGF

A

insulin-like growth factor

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K+

A

potassium

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LH

A

luteinizing hormone

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MDI

A

multiple daily injection

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Na+

A

sodium

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OT/OXT

A

oxytocin

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PRL

A

prolactin

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PTH

A

parathyroid hormone

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RAI

A

radioactive iodine

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RIA

A

radioimmunoassay

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RAIU

A

radioactive iodine uptake

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SIADH

A

syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone

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SMBG

A

self-monitoring of blood glucose

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T1D

A

type 1 diabetes

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T2D

A

type 2 diabetes

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T3

A

triiodothyronine

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T4

A

thyroxine

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TFT

A

thyroid function test

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TSH

A

thyroid-stimulating hormone

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