Endrocrine
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| diabetes insipidus | disorder of insufficient secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) by the posterior portion of the pituitary gland
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| diabetes mellitus | chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient secretion of insulin or insulin resistance of target tissues
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| electrolytes | mineral salts (sodium, potassium, and calcium) that carry an eletrical charge in solution
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| glucagon | hormone produced by pancreatic alpha cells that increases the blood glucose level by stimulating the liver to change stored glycogen ( a starch form of sugar) to glucose
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| glucose | simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion
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| homeostasis | the body's internal state of equilibrium that is maintained by the every-changing processes of feedback and regulation in response to external or internal changes
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| hormone | chemical substances produced by specialized cells of the body taht are released slowly in minute amounts directly into the bloodstream
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| hyperglycemia | greater than normal amounts of glucose in the blood; commonly associated with diabetes mellitus
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| idiopathic | pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis or diease without recognizable cause
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| insulin | hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that acts to clear sugar (glucose) from the blood by promoting its storage in tissues as carbohydrates (glycogen)
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| mimetic | imitation or simulation of a certain effect
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| sympathomimetic | agent that mimics the effects of the sympathetic nervous system
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| target | a structure, organ, or tissue to which something is directed
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| adren/oadrenal/o | adrenal glands
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| calc/o | calcium
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| crin/o | secrete
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| gluc/oglycos/oglyc/o | sugar, sweetness
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| home/o | same, alike
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| kal/i | potassuim (an electrolyte)
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| thyr/othyroid/o | thyroid gland
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| toxic/o | poison
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| -crine | secrete
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| -dipsia | thirst
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| -gen | forming, producing, origin
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| -toxic | poison
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| -uria | urine
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| eu- | good, normal
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| exo- | outside, outward
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| hyper- | excessive, above normal
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| hypo- | under, below
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| poly- | many, much
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