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Unit 3
Endocrine, Lymphatic, Cardiovascular terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| DI | Diabetes Insipidus |
| ECHO | Echocardiogram |
| TSH | Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| T3 / T4 | Triiodothyronine / Thyroxine |
| Graves' Disease | Autoimmune hyperthyroidism causing overactivity of the thyroid gland. |
| Cushing’s Syndrome | Metabolic disorder caused by overproduction of cortisol by the adrenal glands. |
| Hodgkin’s Lymphoma | Malignant cancer originating in the lymph nodes or spleen. |
| Addison’s Disease | Chronic adrenal insufficiency causing underproduction of essential adrenal hormones. |
| Hassall’s Corpuscles | oncentric eosinophilic epithelial structures found specifically within the thymus. |
| Thymoma | A tumor originating in the thymus gland. |
| Pancreatitis | Acute or chronic inflammation of the pancreas. |
| Splenomegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the spleen. |
| Atherosclerosis | Hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels due to plaque buildup. |
| Hypogonadism | Deficient hormone production by the gonads |