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Endocrine System
Term | Definition |
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Acromegaly | a disorder that is caused by chronic overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland |
Adenocarcinoma | a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium |
Adenoma | a benign tumor of a glandular structure or of glandular origin |
ADH | Antidiuretic Hormone |
Adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal glands |
Aldosteronism | a condition that is characterized by excessive secretion of aldosterone and typically by loss of body potassium, muscular weakness, and elevated blood pressure |
cal/o | root word for calcium |
Calcitonin | a polypeptide hormone especially from the thyroid gland that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma |
Cortiso | a glucocorticoid C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by ACTH that mediates various metabolic processes (as gluconeogenesis), has anti-inflammatory and immunosupressive properties, and whose levels in the blood may become elevated in r |