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Chp. 7 & 8 Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crin/o define | to secrete |
| medical term for "stimulating hormone" | -tropin |
| hypergonadism breakdown | hyper/gonad/ism = excessive gonad function |
| polyadenopathy breakdown | poly/adeno/pathy = disease affecting many glands |
| hypercholesterolemia breakdown and define | hyper/cholesterol/emia = excessive cholesterol presence in blood |
| endocrine breakdown and define | endo/crine = to secrete within (the body) |
| hypophysectomy breakdown and define | hypophys/ectomy = removal of pituitary gland |
| medical term for "over thyroid condition" | hyperthyroidism |
| adrenomegaly define | enlarged adrenal gland |
| glycopenia define | deficiency of sugar |
| adenocarcinoma define | cancerous tumor of a gland |
| insulinoma define | tumor that secretes insulin |
| thyroidotoxin define | substance poisonous to the thyroid gland |
| calciuria and hypercalcemia define | calciuria = calcium presence in urine hypercalcemia = excessive presence of calcium in blood |
| dysmetabolic syndrome define | faulty metabolism |