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Chpt 7 Terms
Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acidemia | abnormal acidity of the blood |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremtities |
| adrenal insufficiency | condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones |
| adrenal virilism | development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland |
| adrenaline | hormone secreted by the adrenal gland |
| adrenarche | beginning of adrenal secretion |
| adrenocorticohyperplasia | overdevelopment of the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, which stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland |
| alkalemia | abnormal alkalinity (opposite of acidity) of the blood |
| amenorrhea | lack of menstrual flow |
| calciuria | calcium in the urine |
| chloremia | increased chloride in the blood |
| cholangiopancreatography | procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas |
| congenital adrenal hyperplasia | genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and an overproduction of others |
| continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion | continuous injection of insulin into the blood from a pump inserted under the skin |
| corticotropin | shorter name for the adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | acidity of the blood caused by the presence ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus it must burn fat for energy |
| dysmetabolic syndrome | combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabolism |
| endocrine | secrete internally (i.e. into blood stream) |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | procedure used to examine bile ducts and pancreas in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile duct |
| epinephrine | hormone secreted by the adrenal gland (from Greek) |
| exocrine | secrete externally through ducts to the surface of an organ (i.e. sweat glands and salivary glands) |
| exophthalmos | protrusion of the eye out of the eye sockets |
| galactorrhea | discharge of milk |
| glucagon | hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the liver to increase blood sugar levels |
| glucocorticoid | a hormone produced by the adrenal cortex with a role in carbohydrate metabolism |
| gluconeogenesis | the formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources |
| glycemic index | ranking of food based on the way it affects blood sugar levels |
| goiter | swollen thyroid gland |
| gonadotropin | hormone that stimulates the gonads |
| gynecomastia | development of breast tissue in males |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of facial and body hair in women |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive fat in the blood |
| hypernatremia | excessive salt in the blood |
| hypophysectomy | removal of the pituitary gland |
| insulin | hormone secreted by the pancreas that controls the metabolism and uptake of sugar and fats |
| laparoscopic adrenalectomy | removal of an adrenal gland by means of a laparoscope (an instrument inserted into the abdomen for viewing) |
| metabolism | breakdown of matter into energy |
| pancreatolith | stone in the pancreas |
| panhypopituitarism | defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland |
| pituitary infarction | death of the pituitary gland |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| thelarche | beginning of breast development |
| thyrocele | swollen thyroid gland |
| thyroidotoxin | substance poisonous to the thyroid gland |
| thyroparathyroidectomy | removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
| thyroptosis | downward displacement (drooping) of the thyroid |
| thyrotoxicosis | condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone |
| thyrotropin | hormone that stimulates the thyroid |
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