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Ch 07 S Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenalgia | pain in a gland |
| adrenal virilism | development of male secondary sexual characteristics by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
| adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair on a woman |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| hypergonadism | excessive secretion of the sex glands |
| hypogonadism | undersecretion of the sex glands |
| menarche | beginning or first menstruation |
| thelarche | beginning of breast development |
| hypoglycemic | pertaining to low blood sugar |
| pancreatalgia | pain in the pancreas |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities |
| galactorrhea | discharge of milk |
| pituitary dwarfism | abnormally short height caused by under-secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
| pituitary gigantism | abnormally short height caused by over-secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland |
| exopthalmos | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
| goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
| myxedema | swelling of the skin caused by deposits under the skin |
| thyrocele | another name for goiter |
| thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid |
| thyroptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |