Diseases and Conditions of the Endocrine System
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| Gigantism | Abnormal pattern of growth and stature. Excessive production and excretion of human growth hormone.
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| Agromegaly | Chronic metabolic condition of adults caused by hypersecretion of grown hormone.
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| Dwarfism | Abnormal underdevelopment of the body, or hypopituitarism, occuring in children
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| Diabetes Indipidus | Disturbance of water metabolizm resulting from extreme thirst and excessive secretion of dilute urine.
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| Simple Goiter | Enlargement of the thyroid gland.
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| Graves Disease | Entire thyroid gland hypertrophies, resulting in a diffuse goiter.
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| Cretinism | Iodine-poor diet results in congenital hypothyroidism. Develops in infancy or early childhood.
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| Myxedema | Severe hypothyroidism developing in the older child or adult.
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| Cushing Syndrome | Chronic hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex resulting in increased cortisol levels.
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| Addisons Disease | Partial or complete failure of adrenocortical function. (too little cortisol)
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| Diabetes Mellitus | Inadequate production of insulin by the pancreas.
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| Gastational Diabetes | Type III - Damaged ability to process carbs during pregnancy.
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| Hypoglycemia | Abnormally low glucose level in the blood.
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| Precocious Puberty | Puberty begins the age of 9 yrs. in boys and of 8 yrs. in girls
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