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secretes hormones which regulate many body processes like growth, reproduction, metabolic activity. The master gland of the body.
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Produces hormones effecting protein, carb and fat metabolism in the outer cortex, produces epimephrine and norepinephrine in the medulla. Prepares body for stress and emergency situations.
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Regulates metabolism through thyroxin.
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Secrete parathormone to regulate calcium-phosphorous metabolism.
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Secrete insulin to control blood sugar levels
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| Secretes estrogen/progesterone or testosterone/androgen which is responsible for secondary sex characteristics |
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| Condition of enlarged thyroid gland caused by insufficient iodine in the diet |
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| hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) |
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| Controlled by insulin administration. Characteristic of hypofunction of the islets of langerhans |
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| hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) |
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| Controlled by glucose administration. Characteristic of hyperfunction of the islets of langerhans |
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| examination of blood vessels by roentgen rays, made visible by injection of a radiopaque substance |
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| one of the structures of female genetalia roughly equivalent to the male penis |
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| removal of lime salts from bone |
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| coarse pubic hair of an adult |
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| normal thyroid gland function |
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| aggravation of symptoms or increase in the severity of the disease |
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| a necrosis usually due to the absence of blood or deficient blood supply |
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| excessive growth of hair in unusual places |
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| abnormal amounts of phosphorous compounds in the blood. synonomous with hyperphosphatemia |
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| abnormal tension of arteries or muscles |
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| below-normal phosphates in blood |
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| surgical opening of the abdomen |
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| sexual drive, conscious or unconscious |
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| calcinosis of the kidney characterized by deposits of calcium phosphates in the renal tubes |
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| any disease of the nerves |
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| scanty, infrequent menstrual flow |
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| rapid, violent or throbbing pulsation |
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| any disorder of the retina |
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| toxic condition due to hyperactivity of the thyroid gland |
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| stones deposited in the body |
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| condition usually characterized by hypertonia, usually paroxysmal intermittent tonic spasms involving the extremeties |
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| outside, out of, away from |
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| outermost, hard, white fibrous covering of the eye. |
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| dark brown, vascular coat of the eye between sclera and retina. forms part of the uvea |
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| thickest part of the coat of the eye. forms a ring around the part of the eye to which the suspensory ligaments are attached |
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| colored contractile membrane suspended between lens and cornea. regulates the entrance of light by contraction and dilation. |
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| forms the lining layer of the eyeball. the light-sensitive structure upon which light rays come to a focus. |
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| clear, transparent anterior portion of the coat of the eyeball. important in the refracting system of the eye |
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| contractile opening of the eye. contracts in strong light and dilates in the dark. |
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| transparent jellylike mass that fills the eyeball cavity |
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| lymph channel in vitreous extending from optic disk to capsule of lens |
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| second coat of the eye beneath the sclera |
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| center of the posterior part of the retina, where cones and rods are located |
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| weakness or tiring of the eyes |
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| outward turning of the eyelid |
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| condition in which images are focused abnormally on the retina, uneven curvature of the cornea |
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| imperfect refractive powers of the eye |
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| weakness or tiring of the eyes |
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| blindness in one-half of the field of vision |
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| vision defect that develops in old age involving the loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects |
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| instrument used to examine the eyes |
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| winding cone-shaped tube forming a portion of the inner ear. |
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| little bones: stapes, incus, and malleus |
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| auditory tube from the middle ear to the pharynx |
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| Tympanic Membrane (tympan/o,myring/o) |
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| external auditory canal from the eardrum to the external ear |
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| the margin of the external ear and the curved prominence of the external ear |
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| the "anvil", the middle ossicle in the tympanum |
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| the "hammer", largest of the three ossicles |
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| glands or pharyngeal tonsils |
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| inflammation of the edges of the eyelids, involving hair follicles and glands opening on the surface |
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| inflammation of cellular or connective tissue |
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| wax-like, soft brown secretion found in the external canal of the ear. earwax |
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| excessive earwax formation |
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| having a spherically depressed or hollow surface |
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| inflammation of the conjunctiva |
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| curved evenly, resembling the segment of a sphere |
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| inflammation of the dacryocyst (the tear or lacrimal sac) |
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| surgical connecting of the space of the tear sac and nasal cavity |
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| inflammation of the subconjunctival layers of the sclera |
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| inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. a stye |
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| inflammation of the cornea |
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| inflammation of the mastoid air cells, of the mastoid process, of the mastoid bone |
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| an agent that causes the pupil to contract |
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| causing pupillary dilation, or any drug that causes pupillary dilation |
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| part of the pharynx situation above the soft palate |
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| condition characterized by chronic and progressive deafness, especially for low tones. Caused by the formation of spongy bone resulting in ankylosis of the stapes. More common in women and may be made worse with pregnancy |
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| puncture of a cavity with removal of fluid |
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| unusual intolerance to light. occurs in measles, rubella, meningitis, and inflammation of eyes |
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| a subjective ringing or tinkling sound in the ear |
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| drooping of the upper eyelid |
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| impairment of hearing in old age |
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| inflammation of the eye's internal structures |
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| inflammation of the outer ear |
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| inflammation of the middle ear |
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| the inner ear, consisting of the vestibule, cochlea and canals and concerned with equilibrium |
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| balanos (balan/o), phallos (phall/o) |
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| pertaining to the neck of an organ (latin) |
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| twin, as the testicles (greek) |
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| membrane, the hymen (greek) |
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| egg + bearing: ovary (greek) |
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| pig + to love: syphilis (greek) |
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| failure of one or both testicles to descend |
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| uterine bleeding at irregular intervals and sometimes for long duration |
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| covering fold of skin; the foreskin |
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| premature detachment of normally attached placenta |
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| complete urinary suppression or kidney dysfunction |
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| excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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| a tube for evacuating or injecting fluids |
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| a hard syphilitic primary ulcer |
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| a shortening or tightening, as of a muscle |
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| the period in the course of a febrile disease when fever subsides; the period of diminished contractile intensity |
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| a hollow of lowered region. the lowering of vital functions, as respiration. a mental state characterized by dejection |
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| an agent which increases the secretion of urine |
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| painful or difficult menstruation |
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| painful coitus, experienced by women |
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| epydidymitis with orchitis |
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| small structures in the malpighian body of the kidney made up of capillary blood vessels in a cluster and enveloped in a thin wall, giving off uriniferous tubules |
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| a form of nephritis in which the lesions involve promarily the glomeruli |
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| the accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity, especially in the tunica vaginalis testis (the serous membrane surrounding the front and sides of the testes |
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| congenital opening of the male urethra upon the undersurface of the penis; also a urethral opening into the vagina |
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| local and temporary anemia due to obstruction of the circulation to a part |
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| inability to retain urine, semen, through loss of sphincter control, cerebral or spinal lesions. Absence of restraint in respect to sexual activities |
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| white or yellowish mucous discharge from the cervical canal or vagina |
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| death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy parts |
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| a device inserted into the vagina to function as a supportive structure for the uterus or as a contraceptive device |
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| a toxemia of pregnancy characterized by increasing hypertension, headaches, and edema of the lower extremetis. may lead to to eclampsia |
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| a woman during her first pregnancy |
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| a falling or dropping down of an organ or internal part |
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| protein, usually albumin, in the urine |
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| period following the third stage of labor |
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| a turning, or a state of being turned back, especially an entire organ being tipped |
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| partial excision through the urethra |
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| debility or lack of normal tone of the uterus |
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| enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord commonly occurring on the left side in adolescent males. tratment is rarely required |
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| inability of the kidneys to perform |
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| diminished urine formation |
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| surgical attachment of a floating or mobile kidney |
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| excessive fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
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| failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum |
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| swelling due to fluid retention |
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| soul, life, breath of life; mind (to breathe) |
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| the conversion of the libido into nonsexual channels |
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| identifying oneself with another |
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| a repressed emotion that becomes manifested through a physical symptom |
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| the use of one mental image to represent another |
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| a condition of mental introversion in which the attention is fastened on the patient's own ego |
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| the fluctuation from strong like to dislike, the linking of opposite emotional values to the same idea or person |
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| experiencing false perceptions having no relation to reality |
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| one type of schizophrenia characterized by unresponsiveness |
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| type of schizophrenic reaction characterized by infantile behavior, regression, and deterioration |
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| a mental disorder characterized by emotional outbursts, susceptibility to autosuggestion, and, often, symptoms such as paralysis that mimic the effects of physical disorders |
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