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Diagnosis/Pathology
Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| General Terms | |
| Adentitis | Inflammation of a gland |
| Adenopathy | Gland disease |
| Adenosis | Glnd condition |
| Dysmetabolic Syndrome | Combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabolism |
| Ketosis | Condition by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood |
| Polyadenopaty | Disease involving many glands |
| Adrenal | |
| Adrenal Insufficiency | Condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones |
| Adrenlitis | Inflammation of adrenal gland |
| Adrenocortical insufficiency | Condition in which the adrenal cortex underproduces necessary hormones |
| Adrenocorticohyperplasia | Overdevelopment of the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia | Genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others |
| Pancreas | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | Metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| Diabetic Ketoacidosis | Acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; it must burn fat or energy |
| Pancreatic Pseudocyst | Abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of pancreas |
| Pancreatolith | Stone in pancreas |
| Pancreatolithiasis | Presence of a stone in the pancreas |
| Pituitary | |
| Hyperpituitarism | Overfunctioning of the pituitary gland |
| Hypophysitis | Inflammation of the pituitary gland |
| Hypopituitarism | Defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland |
| Pituitary Infraction | Death of the pituitary gland |
| Thyroid | |
| Hyperparathyrism | Overproduction of parathyroid gland |
| Hyperthyroidism | Overproduction of thyroid |
| Hypoparathyroidism | Underproduction of parathyroid gland |
| Hypothyroidism | Underproduction of the thyroid |
| Thyroiditis | Inflammation of thyroid |
| Thyrotoxicosis | Condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone |
| Oncology | |
| Adenocarcinoma | Cancerous tumor of a gland |
| Adenoma | Glandular tumor |
| Adrenal Adenoma | Tumor of the adrenal gland |
| Adrenocortical Carcinoma | Cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| Insulinoma | Tumor that secretes insulin |
| Parathyroidoma | Tumor of the parathyroid |
| Pituitary adenoma | Tumor on the pituitary gland |
| Thymoma | Tumor of the thymus |