Chapter 7.2 Flashcards
Pain in a gland
Adenalgia
Development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland
Adrenal virilism
Beginning of adrenal secretion
Adrenarche
Excessive growth of facial and body hair in women
Hirsutism
Lack of menstrual flow
Amenorrhea
Development of breast tissue in males
Gynecomastia
Excessive secretion of the sex glands
Hypergonadism
Under secretion of the sex glands
Hypogonadism
Beginning or first menstruation
Menarche
Beginning of breast development
Thelarche
Pertaining to low blood sugar
Hypoglycemic
Pain in the pancreas
Pancreatalgia
Excessive thirst
Polydipsia
Excessive eating
Polyphagia
Excessive urination
Polyuria
Discharge of milk
Galactorrhea
Abnormally short height caused by understood creation of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Pituitary dwarfism
Abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Pituitary gigantism
Protrusion of the eyes out of the eyesocket
Exophthalmos
Swollen thyroid gland
Goiter
Swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin
Myxedema
Another name for goiter
Thyrocele
Enlargement of the thyroid
Thyromegaly
Downward displacement of the thyroid
Thyroptosis