chap 8 part 2

  1. acromegaly
    addison disease
    adeniitis
    adenohypohysitis
    adrenalitis
    • enlargement of the extremities caused by excessive growth hormone
    • failure of adrenal glands to produce hydrocortisone and some cases aldosterone
    • inflamation of gland
    • inflamation of pit
    • inflamation of adrenal glands
  2. adrenalopathy
    adrenomegaly
    cushing syndrome
    diabetes insipidus
    • disease of adrenal glands
    • enlargement of adrenal glands
    • hormonal disorder caused by too much hydrocortisone
    • condition brought by posterior pits failure to produce enough ADH
  3. diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2
    condition brought about by insufficient production of insulin in the pancreas (1) or failure to absorb glucose (2)
  4. gigantism
    abnormal overgrowth
  5. glycosuria
    sugar in urine
  6. goiter
    graves disease
    hashimoto thyroiditis
    hyperglycemia
    • 1chronic enlargement of thy gland
    • 2common form of hyperthyroidism resulting from over pro of thyroxine caused by a false immune system
    • 3autoimmune disorder that attacks thyroid cause hypothy
    • 4excessive sugar in blood
  7. hyperpituitarism
    hyperthyroidism
    hypophysitis
    hypopituitarism
    hypothyroidism
    • excessive hormone secretion by pit
    • overactive thy norm from graves
    • inflam of pit gland
    • condition of diminished hormone sec from anterior pit gland
    • a decrease in thy func
  8. pituitarism
    thyroaplasia
    thyroiditis
    thyromegaly
    • any pit disfunc
    • congenital condition char'd by low thy output
    • inflam of thy
    • enlargement of thy
  9. adenectomy
    adenotomy
    adrenalectomy
    hypoglycemic
    hypophysectomy
    • excision of gland
    • incision of gland
    • surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
    • drug used to lower blood sugar
    • surgical removal of pit gland
  10. parathyroidectomy
    thyroidectomy
    thyroparathyroidectomy
    thyrotomy
    • excision of para thyroid
    • excision of thy gland
    • excision of thyroid and parathyroid
    • surgery performed on the thyroid gland
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