Endocrine Key Vocab
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| hyposecretion | lower than normal levels being secreted
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| hypersecretion | higher than normal levels being secreted
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| hyperglycemia | high blood sugar levels
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| glucosuria | glucose in urine (caused by hyperglycemia)
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| polydipsia | excessive drinking / thirst
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| polyuria | excessive urination
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| polyphagia | excessive eating/hunger
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| Myxedema | facial edema
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| Edema | collection of fluid in the skin- like swelling.
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| Goiter | enlargement of the thyroid due to lack of iodine needed to secrete T3 and T4
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| Midget | similar to a dwarf, but midgets have torso/head and limbs in proportion to each other.
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| Metabolic syndrome | a diabetic based disorder where the cells become resistant to insulin. The pancreas compensates by making more insulin/ Over time the insulin producing cells “wear out” and die, causing less insulin to me made.
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