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COURSE 3550 WEEK3

TERMINOLOGY

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ENDOCRINOPATHY ANY DISEASE CAUSED BY A DISORDER OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
HYPERCRINISIM A CONDITION DUE TO EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF ANY GLAND, ESPECIALLY AN ENDOCRINE GLAND
HYPOCRINISIM A CONDITION CAUSED BY DEFICIENT SECRETION OF ANY GLAND, ESPECIALLY AN ENDOCRINE GLAND
OXYTOCIN STIMULATES UTERINE CONTRACTIONS DURING CHILDBIRTH
ACRCOMEGALY AN ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT OF THE EXTREMITIES THAT IS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE AFTER PUBERTY
HYPERPITUITARISM A PATHOLOGY RESULTING IN THE EXCESSIVE SECRETION BY THE ANTERIOR LOBE OF THE PITUITARY GLAND
PITUITARISM ANY DISORDER OF PITUITARY FUNCTION
PROLACTINOMA A BENIGN TUMOR OF THE PITUITARY GLAND THAT CAUSES IT TO PRODUCE TOO MUCH PROLACTIN
PINEALOMA A TUMOR OF THE PINEAL GLAND THAT CAN DISRUPT THE PRODUCTION OF MELATONIN
PINEALECTOMY THE SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE PINEAL GLAND
THYROMEGALY AN ABNORMAL NONMALIGNANT ENLARGEMENT OF THE THYROID GLAND
LOBECTOMY THE SURGICAL REMOVAL OF ONE LOBE OF THE THYROID GLAND
HYPERCALCEMIA CHARACTERIZED BY ABNORMALLY HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF CALCIUM CIRCULATING IN THE BLOOD INSTEAD OF BEING STORED IN THE BONES
INSULINOMA A BENIGN TUMOR OF THE PANCREAS THAT CAUSES HYPOGLYCEMIA BY SECRETING ADDITIONAL INSULIN
PANCREATALGIA PAIN IN THE PANCREAS
POLYDIPSIA EXCESSIVE THIRST
HYPERINSULINISM THE CONDITION OF EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF INSULIN IN THE BLOODSTREAM
POLYURIA EXCESSIVE URINATION
HYPERGLYCEMIA AN ABNORMALLY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD
POLYPHAGIA EXCESSIVE HUNGER
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