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Treatments/Therapies
Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion | Continuous injection of insulin into blood from pump inserted under the skin |
| Thyroidotoxin | Substance poisonous to the thyroid gland |
| General Terms | |
| Adenoectomy | Removal of a gland |
| Ketogenic Diet | Diet that ais in the production of ketones in the body |
| Thymectomy | Removal of the thymus |
| Adrenal | |
| Adrenalectomy | Removal of the adrenal gland |
| Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy | Removal of adrenal gland by means of laparoscope |
| Pancreas | |
| Pancreatectomy | Removal of pancreas |
| Pancreatolithectomy | Removal of stone in pancreas |
| Pituitary | |
| Hypophysectomy | Reomval of pituitary gland |
| Thyroid | |
| Parathyroidectomy | Removal of parathyroid |
| Thyroidectomy | Removal of thyroid |
| Thyroidectomy | Incision into thyroid |
| Thyroparathyroidectomy | Removal of thyroid and parathyroid glands |