medical terminology Endocrinology
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| adrenal feminization | show 🗑
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| adrenal virilism | show 🗑
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| show | In addition to normal function, these hormones from adrenal cortex also have strong anti-inflammatory action; may be used to treat severe chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis
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| show | Condition resulting from hypersecretion of adrenal cortex; may be product of adrenal gland tumor; symptoms include weakness, edema, excess hair growth, skin discoloration, and osteoporosis
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| show | Condition caused by insufficient antidiuretic hormone secreted by posterior lobe of pituitary gland; symptoms include polyuria and polydipsia
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| diabetes mellitus (DM) | show 🗑
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| show | Being excessively short in height; may be result of lack of growth hormone
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| exophthalmos | show 🗑
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| fasting blood sugar (FBS) | show 🗑
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| gigantism | show 🗑
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| show | Test for initial diagnosis of diabetes mellitus; patient is given dose of glucose; then blood samples are taken at regular intervals to determine patient’s ability to use glucose properly
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| show | Enlargement of the thyroid gland
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| Graves disease | show 🗑
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| show | Chronic autoimmune form of thyroiditis, results in hyposecretion of thyroid hormones
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| hormone replacement therapy | show 🗑
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| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) | show 🗑
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| show | Condition resulting from hyposecretion of thyroid hormones in an adult; symptoms include anemia, slow speech, swollen facial features, puffy and dry skin, drowsiness, and mental sluggishness
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| show | Also called type 2 diabetes mellitus; typically develops later in life; pancreas produces normal to high levels of insulin but cells fail to respond; patients may take medication to improve insulin functions
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| show | Test used to measure levels of hormones in the plasma of the bloo
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| show | Nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps resulting from hypocalcemia; hypoparathyroidism is one cause
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| show | Test in which radioactive iodine is administered that localizes in the thyroid gland; gland is visualized with a scanning device; able to detect thyroid gland tumors
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| show | Condition resulting from extreme hypersecretion of thyroid hormones; symptoms include rapid heart action, tremors, enlarged thyroid gland, exophthalmos, and weight loss
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