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| located in the center of the brain, functioning to secrete melatonin and serotonin |
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| located at the base of the brain |
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| protrusion of one or both eyeballs, often because of thyroid dysfunction or a tumor behind the eyeball |
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| shaggy; an excessive growth of hair especially in unusual places |
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| an abnormally high level of calcium in the blood |
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| an abnormally low level of calcium in the blood |
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| an abnormally high level of potassium in the blood |
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| deficient level of potassium in the blood |
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| low level of sodium ions in the blood |
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| abnormally increased secretion |
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| presence of an abnormal amount of ketone bodies |
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| collection of signs and symptoms caused by an excessive level of cortisol hormone |
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| excessive output of the adrenal secretion of androgen in adult women owing to tumor or hyperplasia |
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| condition resulting from an excessive amount of insulin in the blood that draws sugar out of the bloodstream, resulting in hypoglycemia |
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| inflammation of the pancrease |
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| disease characterized by enlarged features, especially the face and hands |
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| condition of abnormal increase in urine output most commonly caused by inadequate secretion of pituitary antidiuretic hormone |
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| enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by thyroid dysfunction |
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| condition of hypersecretion of the thyroid gland characterized by exophthalmia |
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| condition of hyposecretion of the thyroid gland causing low thyroid levels in the blood that result in sluggishness |
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| advanced hypothyroidism in adults |
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| condition of congenital hypothyroidism in children that results in a lack of mental development and dwarfed physical stature |
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| measurement of blood sugar level after a meal |
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| measurement of the boyd's ability to metabolize carbohydrates by administering a prescribed amount of glucose after a fasting period |
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| molecule in hemoglobin that rises in the blood as a result of an incrased level of blood sugar |
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| measurement of the level of specific ions in the blood |
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| CT of the head is used to obtain a transverse view of the pituitary gland |
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| nonionizing images of magnetic resonance are useful in identifying abnormalities of pituitary, pancrease etc |
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| excision of adrenal gland |
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| excision of pituitary gland |
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| use of radioactive iodine to treat disease, such as to eradicate thyroid tumor cells |
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| drug that raises the blood glucose |
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| agent that blocks the production of thyroid hormones |
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