Ch 07 A Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland |
adenoma | glandular tumor |
adenopathy | gland disease |
adenosis | gland condition |
dysmetabolic syndrome | combination of medical disorders associated with faulty metabloism |
ketosis | condition characterized by elevated levels of ketone bodies in the blood |
polyadenopathy | disease involving many glands |
thymoma | tumor of the thymus |
adrenal adenoma | tumor of the adrenal gland |
adrenal insufficiency | condition in which the adrenal glands under produce necessary hormones |
adrenalitis | inflammation of the adrenal glands |
adrenocortical carcinoma | cancerous tumor originating in the cortex of the adrenal gland |
adrenocortical insufficiency | condition in which the adrenal cortex under produces necessary hormones |
adrenocorticohyperplasia | over-development of the cortex of the adrenal gland |
congenital adrenal hyperplasia | genetic disease in which the adrenal gland is overdeveloped, resulting in a deficiency of certain hormones and overproduction of others |
diabetes mellitus | metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia |
diabetic ketoacidosis | acidity of the blood caused by the presence of ketone bodies produced when the body is unable to burn sugar; thus, it must burn fat for energy |
insulinoma | tumor that secretes insulin (found in the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas) |
pancreatic pseudocyst | abnormally expanded area in the pancreas resembling a cyst |
pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
pancreatolith | stone in the pancreas |
pancreatolithiasis | presence of a stone in the pancreas |
hyperpituitarism | over-functioning of the pituitary gland |
hypophysitis | inflammation of the pituitary gland |
hypopituitarism | condition caused by the under secretion of the pituitary gland |
panhypopituitarism | defective or absent function of the entire pituitary gland |
pituitary adenoma | tumor on the pituitary gland |
pituitary infarcation | death of the pituitary gland |
hyperparathyroidism | overproduction by the parathyroid glands |
hyperthyroidism | overproduction of the thyroid |
hypoparathyroidism | underproduction by the parathyroid glands |
hypothyroidism | underproduction bythe thyroid |
parathyroidoma | tumor of the parathyroid |
thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid |
thyrotoxicosis | condition caused by the exposure of body tissue to excessive levels of thyroid hormone |
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