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Endocrine System
Chapter 14 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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adrenalitis | Inflammation of the adrenal glands |
adrenopathy | disease of the adrenal glands |
hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the blood |
endocrine | to secrete within |
kalemia | Potassium in the blood |
glucopenia | decrease or deficiency in sugar |
glycosuria | glucose in the urine |
pancreatolithiasis | abnormal condition of pancreatic stone |
thyromegaly | enlargement of the thyroid gland |
hyperglycemia | blood condition of excessive glucose |
toxicologist | specialist in the study of poison(s) |
parathyroidectomy | excision of the parathyroid gland |
pancreatolith | stone or calculus in the pancreas |
calcemia | calcium in the blood |
hyperkalemia | excessive amount of potassium in the blood |
thymoma | tumor of the thymus gland |
pancreatotomy | incision of the pancreas |
toxicosis | abnormal condition of poison |