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Hx,Problem,Complaint
Chapter 7
Term | Definition |
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Adrenal | |
Adenalgia | Pain in a gland |
Adrenal Virilism | Development of a male secondary characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
Adrenarche | Beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
Hirsutism | Excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
Gonad | |
Amenorrhea | Lack of menstrual flow |
Gyencomastia | Development of breast tissue in males |
Hypergonadism | Condition in which the is excessive secretion of the sex glans |
Hypogonadism | Undersecretion of sex glands |
Menarche | Beginning or first menstration |
Thelarche | Beginning of breast development |
Pancreas | |
Hypoglycemic | Pertaining to low blood sugar |
Pancreatalgia | Pain in pancreas |
Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
Polyphagia | Excessive eating |
Polyuria | Excessive urination |
Pituitary | |
Acromegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
Galactorrhea | Discharge of milk |
Pituitary Dwarfism | Abnormally short height caused by undersecretion of groqth hormone from the pituitary gland |
Pituitary Gigantism | Abnormally tall height caused by oversecretion of growth hormone |
Thyroid | |
Exophthalmos | Protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
Goiter | Swollen thyroid gland |
Thyrocele | Another name for goiter |
Thryonegaly | Enlargement of thyroid |
Thyroptosis | Downward displacement of the thyroid |