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Medical Terminology
Mod.9: Endocrine System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acromegaly | Overgrowth of bone and soft tissue, especially in the hands, feet, and face, caused by excess growth hormone in an adult |
| Addison disease | A disease resulting from deficiency of adrenocortical hormones; it is marked by darkening of the skin, weakness, and alterations in salt and water balance |
| adenoma | A neoplasm os a gland |
| adrenal gland | A gland on the superior surface of the kidney; the outer region (cortex) secretes steroid hormones; the inner region (medulla) secretes epinephrine (adrenaline) in response to stress |
| adrenal grand roots | adren/o |
| adult hypothyroidism | A condition caused by hypothyroidism in an adult; there is dry, waxy swelling, most notable in the face; formerly called "myxedema" |
| congenital hypothyroidism | A condition caused by lack of thyroid secretion during development and marked by arrested physical and mental growth; also called "infantile hypothyroidism" |
| Cushing Syndrome | A condition resulting from an excess of horomones from the adrenal cortex; it is associated with obesity, weakness, hyperglycemia, hypertension, and hirsutism |
| diabetes insipidus | A disorder caused by insufficient release of ADH from the posterior pituitary; it results in excessive thirst and production of large amounts of very dilute urine |
| diabetes mellitus | A disorder of glucose metabolism caused by deficiency of insulin production or inadequate tissue response to insulin;T1DM results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic islet cells; generally appears in CHILDREN and requires insulin |
| exophthalmos |
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