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Acro-
highest point, extremity
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Acromegaly
Enlargement of the head, face, hands, and feet due to excess growth hormone in an adult
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Adrenal gland
The suprarenal, or adrenal, gland on the upper pole of each kidney
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Antithyroid
A substance that inhibits production of thyroid hormones
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Diabetic
Pertaining to or suffering from diabetes
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Endocrine
Pertaining to a gland that produces an internal or hormonal secretion
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Euthyroid
Normal thyroid function
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FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
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Gigantism
abnormal height and size of entire body
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Goiter
enlargement of the thyroid gland
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Hyperglycemic
pertaining to high blood sugar
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Hypoglycemia
low level of glucose(sugar) in the blood
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IDDM
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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-ine
pertaining to, substance
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-lysis
destroy, destruction, dissolve, separate, breakdown
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NIDDM
non-insulin-dependenet diabetes mellitus
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-one
chemical substance, hormone
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Pancreas
lobulated gland, the head of which is tucked into the curve of the duodenum
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Parathyroid
endocrine glands embedded in the back of the thyroid gland
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poly-
excessive, many, much
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Polydipsia
excessive thirst
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Polyphagia
excessive eating
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Thymectomy
surgical removal of the thymus gland
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Thymoma
benign tumor of the thymus
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Thyroid Gland
Endocrine gland in the neck, or a cartilage of the larynx
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Thyroiditis
inflammation of the thyroid gland
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TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
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