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40 Cards in this Set
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Acromegaly
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is a rare hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone.
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Cretinism
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a congenital condition caused by the lack of the hormone thyroxin
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Pituitarism
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any condition caused by a defect or failure of the pituitary gland
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Gestational
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Diabetes- a form of diabetes found in pregnant women
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Polyphagia
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An excessive desire to eat
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Gynecomastia
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Abnormal enlargement of the breasts in a male
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Thymosin
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A hormone secreted by the thymus that stimulates development of T cells
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Adrenalitis
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inflammation of the adrenal glands
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Tetany
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intermittent tonic spasms resulting from inadequate parathyroid hormone
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Exophthalmos
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Abnormal protrusion of the eye
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DI
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diabetes insipidus
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ACTH
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adrenocorticotropic
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GH
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Growth Hormone
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FBS
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fasting blood sugar
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TSH
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thyroid-stimulating hormone
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone
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DM
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Diabetes mellitus
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MSH
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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FSH
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follicle-stimulating hormone
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LTH
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lactogenic hormone
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DI
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diabetes insipidus
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ACTH
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adrenocorticotropic
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GH
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Growth Hormone
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|
|
FBS
|
fasting blood sugar
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|
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TSH
|
thyroid-stimulating hormone
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|
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone
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|
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DM
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Diabetes mellitus
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MSH
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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|
|
FSH
|
follicle-stimulating hormone
|
|
|
LTH
|
lactogenic hormone
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|
|
Acromegaly
|
is a rare hormonal disorder that develops when your pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone.
|
|
|
Cretinism
|
a congenital condition caused by the lack of the hormone thyroxin
|
|
|
Pituitarism
|
any condition caused by a defect or failure of the pituitary gland
|
|
|
Gestational
|
Diabetes- a form of diabetes found in pregnant women
|
|
|
Polyphagia
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An excessive desire to eat
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|
|
Gynecomastia
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Abnormal enlargement of the breasts in a male
|
|
|
Thymosin
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A hormone secreted by the thymus that stimulates development of T cells
|
|
|
Adrenalitis
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inflammation of the adrenal glands
|
|
|
Tetany
|
intermittent tonic spasms resulting from inadequate parathyroid hormone
|
|
|
Exophthalmos
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Abnormal protrusion of the eye
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