Hyper And Hypo Vocabs Flashcards
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Hypoglycemia
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Low blood sugar. Blood sugar or glucose below necessary level.
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Hyperthroidism
A
Overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid
3
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Hyperglycemia
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Excess of glucose in the blood
4
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Hypodermic
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Beneath the skin; injected in subcutaneous tissue
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Hypogastric
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Below the stomach
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Hypertrophy
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Growth in cell size. Increase in volume of a tissue or organ produced entirely by enlargement of existing cells.
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Hyperplasia
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Abnormal increase in volume of a tissue or organ caused by formation and growth of new normal cells.
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Hyperbilirubinemia
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An abnormally high concentration of bilirubin in the blood. Jaundice is often associated with it.
