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endocrine glands
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ductless and secrete their hormones unto the bloodstream
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exocrine glands
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open onto a body surface and discharge their secretions via ducts (sweat). not part of the endocrine system
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Aden/o
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gland
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adren/o
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adrenal glands
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
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andr/o
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male or masculine
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gigant/o
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giant
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gonad/o
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gonad
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insulin/o
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insulin
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iod/o
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iodine
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myx/o
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mucus
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid
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pituitar/o
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pituitary gland
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hypophys/o
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pituitary gland
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ren/o ; nephr/o
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kidney
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thyr/o ; thyroid/o
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thyroid gland
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toxic/o
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poison
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-gen
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beginning , origin
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-physis
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growth
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-tropic
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stimulate
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-tropin
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that which stimulates
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-uria
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urine, urination
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target organ
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The organ or structure toward which the effects of a hormone are primarily directed
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hypophysis
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aka pituitary gland because it attached to a stalk at the base of the brain
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exophthalmos
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protrusion of the eyeballs
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goiter
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An enlarged thyroid gland that is usually evident as a pronounced swelling in the neck
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ADH
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Antidiuretic hormone
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Diabetes insipidus
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A disorder associated with a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone produced by the pituitary gland
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Acromegaly
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Disorder in which there is abnormal enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton, nose, jaws, fingers, toes. Caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone after maturity
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adenoma
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Tumor of a gland
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Cretinism
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Condition caused by a congenital deficiency of thyroid secretion and marked by arrested physical and mental development
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Dwarfism
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Disease caused by hyposecretion of growth hormone during childhood it causes a person to be much smaller than normal size
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Gigantism
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Condition in which a person reaches an abnormal stature. It results from hypersecretion of growth hormone during childhood
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Hyperinsulinism
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Excessive secretion of insulin by the pancreas which causes hypoglycemia
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Hyperparathyroidism
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Increased activity of the parathyroid glands
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Hypoglycemia
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Abnormally low blood sugar
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Hypoparathyroidism
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Decreased activity of the parathyroid glands
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Hypopituitarism
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Diminished activity of the pituitary gland
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myxedema
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Condition resulting from hypofunction of the thyroid gland characterized by a dry waxy swelling of the skin
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Thyrotoxicosis
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Morbid condition cause by excessive thyroid secretion
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