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30 Cards in this Set
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diatbetes insipidus
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disorder of insufficient secreation of antidiuretic
hormone by the posterior portion of pituitary gland |
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diabetes mellitus
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chronic mertabolic disorder of carb, protein, and fat due to low insulin
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electrolytes
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mineral salt that carry electrical charge in solution
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aglucagon
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hormone produce by pancreatic alpha cell that increase the body glucose level by stimulating the liver tp store glycogen
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glucose
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simple sugar that end product of cardbohydrate production
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hormone
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chenical substances produce by special cell of the body that are released slowly direct into blood
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hyperglycemia
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greater than the normal amount of glucose in blood
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idiopathic
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pertaining to condition without clear pathogenesis or disease without recognizable cause
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insulin
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horomone produce by paacreatic beta cell that act to clear sugar from the blood
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mimetic
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imition or simulation of certain effect
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sympathomimetic
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agent of the mimic effect of the sympathetic nervous system
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adreo
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adrenal gland
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adremomegaly
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enlargement of adrenal gland
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aderenal
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adrenal glands
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adrenalectomy
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excision of one or more adrenal glands
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calco
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calcium
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hypercalcemia
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abnormakl high levels of calcium im the blood
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crin/o
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secrete
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endocrinology
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study of the endocrine gland and their fuction
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gluc/o
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sugar
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glocogenesis
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formation of glucose
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glycos/o
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sugar
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glcosuria
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abnormal amount of sugar in pee
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glyc/o
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sugar
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hypoglycemia
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abnormally low amount of sugar in the blood
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homo
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same
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kal/i
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potasium
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kalemia
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presence of calcium in blood
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pancreatomy
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incision in the pancreses
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