Term | Definition |
| A common pancreatic disorder involving insulin secretion into the blood, either in too much or too little quantities |
| A condition of being abnormally small; may be hereditary or an endocrine dysfunction |
| A condition of eating abnormally large amounts of food |
| A glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex |
| Abnormal amount of glucose in the urine |
| Abnormal condition of poisoning of the thyroid gland |
| Abnormal increase in the volume of blood plasma in the body |
| Abnormal overgrowth of the entire body caused by hypersecretion of pituitary growth hormone before puberty |
| Abnormally low amount of calcium in the blood |
| Acting in opposition; mutually opposing |
| Administration of radioactive iodine in pill or liquid form is used as a tracer to test how quickly the thyroid gland takes up iodine from the blood |
| Adrenaline- produced in the adrenal medulla. Increases heart rate, fat metabolism for energy and dilates the bronchial tubes |
| Agent that mimics the effects of the sympathetic nervous systems |
| An acute stage of diabetes mellitus characterized by hypotension and eventually, coma |
| An organ that contains groups of cells called the islets of Langerhans which produce endocrine secretions, such as insulin and glucagon |
| Blood tests to aid in the diagnosis of insulin deficiency |
| Body mass index of 40 or greater, which is generally 100 or more pounds over ideal body weight |
| Chronic disorder of the adrenal glands caused by a deficiency of cortical hormones |
| Clusters of cells in the pancreas which produce insulin and glucagon |
| Condition in which the calcium level in the blood is higher than normal |
| Condition in which the potassium level in the blood is higher than normal |
| Crisis of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism caused by the release into the bloodstream of increased amount of thyroid crisis or thyrotoxic crisis |
| Diagnostic test in which insulin is injected into the vein to assess pituitary function, adrenal function, and to determine insulin sensitivity |
| Disorder caused by hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex, resulting in excessive production of steroids |
| Endoscopic procedure to surgically remove a pituitary tumour through an incision in the sphenoid sinus without disturbing brain tissue |
| Excessive accumulation of fat that exceeds the body's skeletal and physical standards, usually an increase of 20% or more above ideal body weight |
| Excessive amount of insulin in the blood- insulin shock |
| Excessive amount of sugar in the blood |
| Excessive distribution of body hair, especially in women |
| Excessive secretion |
| Excision of one or more of the parathyroid glands, usually to control hyperthyroidism |
| Excision of the thymus gland |
| Excision of the entire thyroid gland, a part of it, or a single lobe |
| Extreme depletion of potassium in the blood usually lost in diuresis |
| Formation of glucose from glycogen |
| Four separate glands that are located on the posterior surface of the lobes of the thyroid gland |
| Glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood stream |
| Hormone produced by pancreatic alpha cells that that stimulates the liver to change stored glycogen to glucose |
| Hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that allows body cells to use glucose for energy or store it in the liver as glycogen |
| Hormones in the adrenal cortex that regulate water and mineral salts in the body |
| Human growth hormone found in the anterior pituitary lobe |
| Hypophysis; pea-shaped gland that is located at the base of the brain |
| Images of the thyroid gland are obtained after oral or intravenous administration of a small dose of radioactive iodine |
| Imaging technique that rotates an x-ray emitter around the area to be scanned and measures the intensity of transmitted rays from different angles |
| Inadequate secretion |
| Increase skeletal growth in children and growth hormone deficiencies in adults |
| Increased formation and secretion of urine |
| Inner section of the adrenal gland that which secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine |
| Lack of development |
| Largest gland on the endocrine system |
| Located in the neck, just below the larnyx |
| Lower blood glucose by promoting its entrance into body cells and converting glucose to glycogen |
| Lower than normal level of sodium in the blood |
| Masculinization or development of male secondary sex characteristics in a woman |
| Measures the degree of forward displacement of the eyeball as seen in Graves disease |
| Medications used to stimulate the pancreas secrete insulin |
| Method of choice for removing a fibrous, nodular thyroid |
| Mineral salts that carry an electrical charge in solution |
| Multisystem autoimmune disorder characterized by pronounced hyperthyroidism usually associated with enlarged thyroid gland and exophthalmos |
| Noninvasive imaging technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field rather than an x-ray beam to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images |
| Noradrenalin; produced in the adrenal medulla. Increases blood pressure and constricts vessels |
| One of the two major hormones produced by the thyroid. Regulates metabolism and energy levels |
| One of the two major hormones produced, stored and released by the thyroid gland |
| Outer section of the adrenal gland which secretes steroids |
| Pine-cone shaped gland that is attached to the posterior part of the third ventricle of the brain |
| Processes in which substances are broken down or built up during chemical reactions that are necessary to maintain life |
| Protrusion of eyes due to swelling in tissues; often associated with Grave's disease |