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Medical terms 7

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Term
Definition
hypothalamus   show
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pituitary gland   show
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show gland just behind the adam's apple, makes T3 and T4 and calcium controlling hormones  
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parathyroid gland   show
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pancreas   show
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adrenal gland   show
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show root for gland  
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adren/o, adrenal/o   show
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cortic/o   show
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show root for gonads (sex organs)  
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show root for pancreas  
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pituitar/o, hypophys/o   show
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thym/o   show
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show root for thyroid  
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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o   show
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show root for to secrete  
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)   show
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thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)   show
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show stimulate the gonads  
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T4, T3, calcitonin   show
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show hormone that encourages the uptake of calcium in the blood into bone  
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parathyroid hormone   show
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show decreases the level of sugar in blood  
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glucagon   show
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show adrenaline, made by inner part of adrenal gland  
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show similar to adrenaline  
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corticosteroids   show
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glycemia   show
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show high glucose level in blood  
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show low glucose level in blood  
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euglycemia   show
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show sugar found in urine  
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show ketones found in urine  
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show root for hormone  
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show root for ketone body  
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show suffix for stimulating hormone  
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show suffix for blood condition  
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-uria   show
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show extra growth disproportionate in the face and long bones in the body  
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show from an overactive thyroid, increases metabolism, weight loss, increased hunger, diarrhea, nervousness  
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show weight gain, decreased energy, hair loss, decreased appetite, constipation  
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polydispia   show
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show excessive urination  
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show constant hunger  
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adrenal virilism   show
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hirsutism   show
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hypergonadism   show
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show first period  
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show breast development  
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show lack of menstruation  
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gynecomastia   show
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adenalgia   show
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show development of male secondary sexual characteristics caused by excessive secretion of the adrenal gland  
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adrenarche   show
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show excessive growth of facial and body hair in women  
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show condition in which there is undersecretion of the sex glands  
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show beginning of breast development  
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show pertaining to low blood sugar  
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pancreatalgia   show
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polydispia   show
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polyphagia   show
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show excessive urination  
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acromegaly   show
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show discharge of milk  
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pituitary dwarfism   show
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pituitary gigantism   show
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show protrusion of eyes out the eye socket  
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show swollen thyroid gland  
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thyrocele   show
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thyromegaly   show
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show downward displacement/drooping of the thyroid  
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show suffix for hormone that "turns on" another organ  
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-emia   show
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show abnormal acidity of the blood  
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alkalemia   show
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calciuria   show
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chloremia   show
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show good blood sugar  
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show sugar in the urine  
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hypercalcemia   show
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hypercholesterolemia   show
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show high blood sugar  
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hyperkalemia   show
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show excessive fat in the blood  
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show excessive sodium in the blood  
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show excessive phosphate in the blood  
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show low blood sugar  
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ketonuria   show
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show excessive urination  
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show presence of urinary waste in the blood  
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corticotropin   show
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glucocorticoid   show
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thyrotropin   show
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show abnormal enlargement of a gland  
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show abnormal enlargement of the adrenal gland  
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show normal functioning thyroid  
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show formation of glucose from noncarb sources  
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show breakdown of sugar  
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show deficiency of sugar  
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show creation/development of gonads  
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show breakdown of matter into energy  
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show to secrete internally  
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show specialist in internal secretion  
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exocrine   show
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show ranking of food based on the way it affects sugar levels in the blood  
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ketogenesis   show
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thyroid function tests   show
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cholangiopancreatography   show
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show procedure used to examine the bile ducts and pancreas in which an endoscope is passed backward from the digestive tract into the bile duct  
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show tumor on a gland thats benign  
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adenocarcinoma   show
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show inflammation of a gland  
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adenopathy   show
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adenosis   show
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show combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabolism  
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ketosis   show
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polyadenopathy   show
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show condition in which the adrenal glands underproduce necessary hormones  
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show inflammation of the adrenal gland  
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adrenocortical insufficiency   show
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adrenocorticohyperplasia   show
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congenital adrenal hyperplasia   show
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show metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia  
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diabetic ketoacidosis   show
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show abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst  
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show inflammation of the pancreas  
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pancreatolith   show
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show presence of a stone in the pancreas  
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hyperpituitarism   show
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hypophysitis   show
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show condition caused by the undersecretion of the pituitary gland  
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panhypopituitarism   show
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show death of the pituitary gland  
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hyperparathyroidism   show
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hyperthyroidism   show
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hypoparathyroidism   show
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show underproduction by the thyroid  
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show inflammation of the thyroid  
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thyrotoxicosis   show
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adenocarcinoma   show
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show glandular tumor  
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show tumor of the adrenal gland  
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show cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal lgland  
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show tumor that secretes insulin  
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parathyroidoma   show
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pituitary adenoma   show
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show tumor of the thymus  
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continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion   show
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show substance poisonous to the thyroid gland  
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adenectomy   show
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show diet that aids in the production of ketones in the body  
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show removal of the thymus  
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adrenalectomy   show
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show removal of an adrenal gland by means of a laparoscope (instrument inserted into the abdomen for viewing)  
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show removal of the pancreas  
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pancreatolithectomy   show
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hypophysectomy   show
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show removal of the parathyroid  
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show removal of the thyroid  
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show removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands  
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ACTH   show
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show blood sugar  
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CGM   show
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DI   show
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show diabetes mellitus  
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show endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography  
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show fasting blood sugar  
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show gestational diabetes mellitus  
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show growth hormone  
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show glucose tolerance test  
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HgA1C   show
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show hormone replacement therapy  
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TFT   show
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show thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)  
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T3   show
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T4   show
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