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Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Arden/o, adrenal/o | Adrenal gland |
| Cortic/o | Outer surface |
| Gonad/o | Gonads (sex organs) |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Pituitar/o, Hypophysitis | Pituitary gland |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Ket/o | Ketone body |
| -tropin | Stimulating hormone |
| Adenalgia | Pain in a gland |
| Adrenal virilism | Development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
| Adrenarche | Beginning of adrenal secretion (at puberty) |
| Hirsutism | Excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
| Amenorrhea | Lack of menstrual flow |
| Gynecomastia | Development of breast tissue in males |
| Hypergonadism | Condition in which there is excessive secretion of the sex |
| Hypogonadism | Condition in which there is under secretion of the sex glands |
| Menarche | Beginning or first menstruation |
| Thelarche | Beginning of breast development |
| Hypoglycemic | Pertaining to low blood sugar |
| Pancreatalgia | Pain in pancreas |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
| Polyphagia | Excessive eating |
| Polyuria | Excessive urination |
| Galactorrhea | Discharge of milk |
| Exophthalmos | Protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
| Goiter | Swollen thyroid gland |
| Thyrocele | Another name for goiter |
| Thryoptosis | Downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |
| Acidemia | Abnormal acidity of the blood. |