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Chapter 15 Endocrinology

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Definition
endocrine system   glands, hormones  
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adeno,   gland  
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adreno   adrenal gland  
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crin/o   secrete  
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glyc/o   sugar  
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acr/o   extremities  
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toxic/o   poison  
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acromegaly   excessive growth hormone results in enlargement of bones of head and extremities  
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adrenal feminization   development of female secondary sexual characteristics in male as result of increased estrogen secretion  
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adrenal virilism   development of male secondary sexual characteristics in female as result of increased androgen secretion  
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blood serum test   blood test to measure hormone levels  
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corticosteroids   hormones secreted by adrenal cortex - anti-inflammatory action used to treat rheumatoid arthritis  
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cretinism   congenital condition causing lack of thyroid hormones  
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Cushing syndrome   condition resulting from hypersecretion of adrenal cortex - weakness, edema, excess hair growth, skin discoloration, osteoporosis  
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diabetes insipidus (DI)   caused by insufficient antidiuretic hormone, polyuria and polydipsia  
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diabetes mellitus (DM)   chronic disorder of sugar metabolism  
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IDDM   type 1 diabetes mellitus (juvenile)  
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NIDDM   type 2 diabetes mellitus  
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dwarfism   being excessively short in height - can result from lack of growth hormone  
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exophthalmos   eyeballs protrude  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar - test to measure amount of sugar in bloodstream after 12 hour test  
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gigantism   excessive growth of body  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test - test for initial diagnosis of diabetes mellitus  
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goiter   enlargement of thyroid gland  
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Graves disease   results from hypersecretion of thyroid hormone  
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Hashimoto disease   chronic autoimmune form of thyroiditis  
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hormone replacement therapy   artificial replacement of hormones  
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myxedma   hyposecretion of thyroid hormones - anemia, slow speech, swollen facial features, puffy and dry skin  
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pheochromocytoma   usually benign tumor of adrenal medulla  
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radioactive iodine uptake   test of thyroid function that measures how much radioactively tagged iodine is removed from bloodstream by thyroid gland  
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radioimmunoassay   test used to measure levels of hormones in plasma of blood  
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tetany   nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps resulting from hypocalcemia  
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thyroid function test   blood test to evaluate thyroid function  
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thyroid scan   test where thyroid gland is visualized with scanning device, able to detect tumors  
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thyrotoxicosis   condition resulting from extreme hypersecretion of thyroid hormones  
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