| A | B |
|---|
| amenorrhea | absence of menses |
| androgen | male sex hormones |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| endometriosis | condition where endometrial tissue exists outside the uterus |
| fibrocystic breast disease | condition characterized by single or multiple benign tumors in breast tissue |
| fight or flight response | body response to stress triggered by sympathetic nervous system |
| hyperparathyroidism | excessive functional activity of the parathyroid glands |
| hyperthyroidism | excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland |
| hypoglycemic drugs | medications used to control low blood sugar (glucose) |
| hypogonadism | underfunctioning of the gonads |
| hypoparathyroidism | underfunctioning of the parathyroid glands |
| hypothyroidism | underfunctioning of the thyroid gland |
| menopause | cessation of menstruation |
| osteoporosis | decreased mineralized bone mass |
| palliatives | affording relief but not cure of a disease |
| recombinant DNA technology | technique cutting/splicing pieces of DNA, transfered to cells, code for new cells |
