Endocrine System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acromegaly | enlargement of the extremities |
| Adenohyophyis | the anterior lobe the the pituitary gland |
| adrenal | Glands located at or near the kidneys |
| adrenitis | inflammation of the adrenal glands |
| adrenmomegaly | enlargement of one or both adrenal glands |
| adrenopathy | any disease of the adrenal glands |
| androgens | stimulate the development of masculine characteristics |
| Andidiuretic hormone | affects the volume of urine excreted |
| areola | circular pigmented area of skin surrounding the nipple |
| augmentation mammoplasty | plastic surgery to increase the size of the breast |
| breast cancer | cancer that starts in the tissues of the breast |
| colostrum | cloudy fluid released from the breast in the first few days after a female gives birth |
| diuretic | increases the amount of urine excreted |
| dwarfism | condition caused by insufficient growth hormone in childhood |
| endocrine system | a group of glands that secrete hormones |
| gestational diabetes | first appears in pregnancy and disappears after pregnancy is terminated |
| gigantism | condition caused by overproduction of a growth hormone |
| goiter | enlarged thyroid gland |
| gonadectomy | removal of the gonads |
| gonadopathy | any disease of the gonads |
| gonadotrophic | hormones that stimulate the ovaries and testes |
| gynecomastia | excessive growth of male mammary glands |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| hirsutism | excessive growth of body hair in females |
| homeostatsis | tendency toward sameness |
| hormones | the chemical secretions of the endocrine glands |
| hypercalcemia | high blood calcium |
| hyperparathyroidism | abnormal increase in the activity of the parathryroid glands |
| hyperpituitarism | increased production of the pituitary gland |
| hyperthyroidism | condition caused by excessive secretion of two hormones of the thyroid gland |
| hypoadrenalism | decreased adrenal activity |
| hypocalcemia | low blood calcium |
| hypoglycemia | too little sugar in the blood |
| hypogonadism | decreased functional activity of the gonads |
| hypoinsulinism | deficient secretion of insulin |
| hypopituitarism | pituitary gland insufficiency |
| intermammary | between the breasts |
| lactation | secreation of milk |
| lumpectomy | removal of a lump or a tumor |
| mammalgia | pain in the breast |
| mammary | two glands of the breast that secrete milk |
| mammography | diagnostic procedure that uses x-rays to study the breast |
| mammoplasty | surigical repair of the breast |
| mastectomy | surigical removal of the breast |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| mastocarcinoma | carcinoma of the breast |
| mastopexy | surgical fixation of the breast |
| mastoptosis | sagging/prolapse of the breast |
| mastorrhagia | hemorrhage from the breast |
| melanin | pigment |
| neuohypophysis | the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland |
| nipple | contains the opening of the milk ducts |
| nuclear medicine | branch of medicine in which radioactive materials are used to diagnose and treat diseases |
| oxytocin | hormone that induces labor |
| parathyroids | beside or near the thyroid gland |
| pituitary gland | small,round gland at the base of the brain |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyuria | frequent urination |
| prolactin | hormone responsible for milk production |
| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake test |
| reduction mammoplasty | plastic surgery to decrease the size of the breast |
| somototropin | growth hormone |
| suprarenal | above the kidneys |
| thyroidectomy | excision of the thyroid gland |
| thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid gland |
| thyroma | thyroid tumor |
| thyropathy | thyroid tumor |
| thyropathy | any disease of the thyroid gland |
| thyrotoxicosis | toxic condition of the thyroid gland |
| thyrotropic hormone | hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland |
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