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acr/o

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extremity, tip

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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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-arche

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beginning, first occurence

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cortic/o

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outer surface

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crin/o

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secrete

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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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-emia

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blood condition

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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

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sugar

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cerumin/o

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ear wax

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gonad/o

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gonad

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hormon/o

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hormone, a chemical messenger or regulatory chemical

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hyper-

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excessive, above, increased

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hypo-

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insufficient, too little, below, decreased

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hypophys/o

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pituitary gland

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kal/o

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potassium (from Latin “kalium”)

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ket/o, keton/o

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ketone body

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natr/o

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sodium (from Latin “natrium”)

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neo-

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new

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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para-

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near, beside

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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pseudo-

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fake, false, not genuine

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thel/o

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thym/o

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thyr/o

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thyr/o, thyriod/o

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-tropin

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stimulating hormone

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-uria

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urine condition

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acromegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the extremities

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adrenal virilism

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excessive production of adrenal androgens causing development of male characteristics

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amenorrhea

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lack of menstrual flow

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diabetes insipidus

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a condition causing polyuria due to hyposecretion of or resistance to antidiuretic hormone

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diabetic mellitus

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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 utilize sugar and thus, must burn fat for energy

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exophthalmos

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protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket

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galactorrhea

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discharge of milk

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goiter

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thyromegaly, enlargement of the thyroid gland, thyrocele

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Graves’ disease

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thyrotoxicosis, autoimmune hyperparathyroidism characterized by exophthalmos

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gynecomastia

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development of breast tissue in males

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Hashimoto thyroiditis

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autoimmune condition that attacks the thyroid gland. It is the number one cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States

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hirsutism

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excessive growth of facial and body hair in women

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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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menarche

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beginning of first menstruation

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myxedema

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advanced hyperthyroidism in adults causing edema (swelling) under the skin

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pancreatic pseudocyst

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abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst

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pituitary dwarfism

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

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pituitary gigantism

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

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pituitary infarction/apoplexy

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death of pituitary gland usually due to hemorrhaging and associated with a pituitary tumor

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polysipsia

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excessive thirst

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polyphagia

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excessive hunger

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thelarche

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the beginning of breast development

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continuous glucose monitor

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a compact device that regularly monitors glucose levels in the blood

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continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion

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continuous injection of insulin into the blood from a pump worn by the patient

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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

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glucosuria

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diagnostic finding of glucose in the urine, usually a sign of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

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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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laparascopic adrenalectomy

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removal of an adrenal gland by means of a laparascope

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radioactive iodine uptake test

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imaging procedure that measures levels of radioactivity in the thyroid after administration of radioactive iodine either orally or intravenously

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