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CH 9 ENDOCRINE
ENDOCRINE TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADRENALECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS |
| ADRENALITIS | INFLAMMATION OF AN ADRENAL GLAND |
| HYPERCALCEMIA | EXCESSIVE CALCIUM IN THE BLOOD |
| ENDOCRINOLOGIST | SPECIALIST IN THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
| ENDOCRINOPATHY | ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASE |
| HYPERGLYCEMIA | EXCESSIVE SUGAR IN THE BLOOD |
| HYPOGLYCEMIA | LOW SUGAR IN THE BLOOD |
| HYPERKALEMIA | EXCESSIVE POTASSIUM IN THE BLOOD |
| HYPONATREMIA | LOW SODIUM IN THE BLOOD |
| PANCREATIC | PERTAINING TO THE PANCREAS |
| PARATHYROIDAL | PERTAINING TO THE PARATHYROID GLAND |
| PARATHYROIDECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE PARATHYROID GLAND |
| HYPOPARATHYROIDISM | STATE OF INSUFFICIENT PARATHYROID GLAND |
| HYPERPARATHYROIDISM | STATE OF EXCESSIVE PARATHYROID |
| PITUITARY | PERTAINING TO THE PITUITARY GLAND |
| HYPOPITUITARISM | STATE OF INSUFFICIENT PITUITARY |
| HYPERPITUITARISM | STATE OF EXCESSIVE PITUITARY |
| THYMIC | PERTAINING TO THE THYMUS GLAND |
| THYMECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE THYMUS |
| THYMITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THYMUS |
| THYMOMA | THYMUS TUMOR |
| THYROMEGALY | ENLARGED THROID |
| THYROIDAL | PERTAINING TO THE THYROID GLAND |