endocrine system
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| adren/o | adrenal gland
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| gonad/o | gonads(testicles or ovaries)
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| pancreat/o | pancreatic islets
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland
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| pituit/o | pituitary gland
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| pituitar/o | pituitary gland (o)
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| Thym/o | thymus
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| thyr/o | thyroid gland
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| thyroid/o | thyroid gland (d)
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| acr/o | extremities
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| crin/o | secreat
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| dipsia | thirst
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| glyc/o | glucose, sugar
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| ism | condition, state of
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| pineal/o | pineal gland
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| poly | many
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| somat/o | body
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| tropin | to stimulate
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| endo | within
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| tropic | having an affinity for
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| somatotropic | This hormone has an affinity for the body to help it grow.
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| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of the extremities.
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| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in blood.
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| adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal gland
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| parathyroidectomy | surgical removal of the parathyroid
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| aldosteronism | the adrenal glands are producing excessive aldosterone
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| hypercalcemia | calcium levels are too high in the blood (parathyroid gland isn't regulating correctly)
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| hypoglycemia | not enough sugar in the blood
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| hypergonadism | too much hormone secreted by the sex glands
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| gonadotropin | hormone stimulates the gonads
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| hyperpituitarism | excessive secretion from the pituitary gland
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| hypothyroidism | low functioning thyroid
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| adrenalectomy | removal of the adrenal glands
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| endocrinologist | specialist in the hormones which are secreted in the body
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| pancreatalgia | pain in pancreas
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| pinealoma | tumor in the pineal gland
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| polydipsia | excessive thirst
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| polyphagia | excessive hunger
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| thymitis | inflammation of the thymus
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