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| acidosis | condition brought by an abnormal accumulation of acid products of metabolism such as seen in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus |
| Addison disease | chronic syndrome resulting from a deficiency to the hormonal secretion of the adrenal cortex |
| congenital hypothyroidism | condition caused by congenital absence or atrophy of the thyroid gland |
| Cushing syndrome | group of signs and symptoms attributed to excessive production of cortisol by the adrenal cortices |
| diabetes insipidus | result of decreased secretion of antidiuretic hormone by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland |
| diabetes mellitus | chronic disease involving a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused by under activity of the islets of Langerhans and characterized by elevated blood sugar |
| euglycemia | normal sugar in the blood |
| exophthalmos | abnormal protrusion of the eyeball |
| fasting blood sugar | a test to determine the amount of glucose in the blood after fasting for 8 to 10 hours. |
| gigantism | condition brought about by hypersecretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland before puberty |
| glycosylated hemoglobin | blood test used to diagnose diabetes and monitor its treatment by measuring the amount of glucose bound to hemoglobin in blood |
| goiter | enlargement of the thyroid gland |
| Graves disease | disorder of the thyroid gland characterized by the presence of hyperthyroidism causing the production of more thyroid homrone than the body needs, goiter, and exophthalmos |
| hormone | a secretion of an endocrine gland |
| isthmus | narrow strip of tissue connecting two larger parts in the body |
| ketosis | condition resulting from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in which the body has an abnormal concentration of ketone bodies resulting from excessive fat metaolism |
| metabolic syndrome | group of signs and symptoms including insulin resistance, obesity characterized by excessive fat around the waist and abdomen , hypertension, hyperglycemia, elevated triglycerids and low level of HDL |
| metabolism | sum total of all the chemical processes that take place in living organism |
| myxedema | condition resulting from a deficiency of the thyroid hormone thyroxine |
| pheochromocytoma | tumor of adrenal medulla which is usually nonmalignant and characterized by hyper-tension headaches, palpitations, diaphoresis, chest pain and abdominal pain |
| radioactive iodine uptake | nuclear medicine scan that measures thyroid function |
| syndrome | set of symptoms that run (occur) together |
| tetany | condition which causes uncontrollable contractions of muscles |
| thyroxine level | blood test that gives the direct measurement of the amount of thyoxine in the patient's blood |
| thyroid scan | nuclear medicine test that shows the size, shape, and function of the thyroid gland |
| thyroid sonography | ultrasound test of the thyroid gland |
| thyroid-stimulating hormone level | a blood test that measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood |
| thyrotoxicosis | abnormal condition of poisoning caused by excesive thyroid gland activity |
| acromegaly | enlargment of extremities |
| adenectomy | excision of a gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| adenomegaly | enlargement of a gland |
| adenosis | abnormal condition of a gland |
| adrenalectomy | excision of an adrenal gland |
| adrenalitis | inflammation of an adrenal gland |
| adrenocorticohyperplasia | excessive formation of the adrenal cortex |
| adrenomegaly | enlargement of the adrenal gland |
| adrenopathy | disease of the adrenal gland |
| cortical | pertaining to the cortex - outside |
| corticoid | resembling the cortex |
| endocrinologist | a MD who specializes in endocrinology |
| endocrinology | the study of endocrine glands |
| endocrinopathy | any disease of the endoctine system |
| euthyroid | resembling a normal thyroid |
| glycemia | sugar in the blood |
| hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the blood |
| hyperglycemia | excessive sugar in the blood |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
| hyperpituitarism | excessive pituitary functioning |
| hyperthyroidism | state of excessive production of the thyroid hormone |
| hypocalcemia | deficient level of calcium in the blood |
| hypoglycemia | deficient level of sugar in the blood |
| hypokalemia | deficient level of potassium in the blood |
| hyponatremia | deficient level of sodium in the blood |
| hypopituitarism | deficient pituitary functioning |
| hypothyroidism | state of deficient thyroid gland activity |
| panhypopituitarism | state of total deficient pituitary gland activity |
| parathyroidectomy | excision of a parathyroid gland |
| parathyroidoma | tumor of the parathyroid gland |
| polydipsia | abnormal state of much thirst |
| thyroidectomy | excision of the thyroid gland |
| thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid gland |
| thyroidotomy | incision into the thryoid gland |
| thyroparathyroidectomy | excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
