155 endocrine vocab
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| show | natural chemicals that exert their effects on specific tissues known as target tissues
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| show | signals to an endocrine gland to secrete a hormone in response to a body change to cause a reaction that will result in actions to oppose the action of the initial condition change and restore homeostasis
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| show | a life-threatening event in which the need for cortisol and aldosterone is greater than the body's supply; adrenal crisis, addisonian crisis
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| show | disorder of the posterior pituitary gland in which water loss is caused by either an antidiuretic hormone deficiency or an inability of the kidneys to respond to ADH
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| show | increased secretion of aldosterone with mineralocorticoid excess
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| hypercortisolism | show 🗑
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| hyperpituitarism | show 🗑
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| show | a deficiency of one and sometimes more than one pituitary hormone
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| show | a problem in which ADH is secreted even when plasma osmolarity is low or normal, resulting in water retention and fluid overload
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| euthyroid | show 🗑
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| show | abnormal protrusion of the eyes
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| show | visibly enlarged thyroid gland
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| show | autoimmune disorder, often occurring after an episode of thyroid inflammation, in which the production of antibodies that attach to the TSH receptors on the thyroid greatly increases thyroid hormone production
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| show | autoimmune disorder in which infection and inflammation of the thyroid gland causes the production of autoantibodies to thyroglobulin and tissues w/i the thyroid, which results in extensive tissue destruction and reduced hormone secretion
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| hyperparathyroidism | show 🗑
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| hyperthyroidism | show 🗑
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| hypoparathyroidism | show 🗑
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| show | reduced or absent hormone secretion from the thyroid gland that results in whole body decreased metabolism from inadequate cellular regulation
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| show | a life-threatening event that occurs in patients with uncontrolled hyperthyroidism, most often with Graves disease
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| thyroiditis | show 🗑
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