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| hyposecretion of glucocorticoids and aldosterone by the adrenal cortex |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
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| hormone secreted by the pituitary that stimulates the release of glucocorticoids by the adrenal cortex |
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| shrinkage or wasting away of a tissue |
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| dwarfism and mental retardation caused by lack of thyroid hormone during infancy |
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| condition caused by excessive corticosteroid secretion by the adrenal glands or by overdosage with corticosteroid medication |
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| excessive urination due to lack of secretion of antidiuretic hormone |
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| diabetes mellitus, type 1 |
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| disease characterized by absent secretion of insulin by the pancreas that usually begins in the early teens |
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| diabetus mellitus, type 2 |
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| disease characterized by insufficient secretion of insulin by the pancrease or by lack of sensitivity of insulin receptors that usually begins in middle age |
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| below normal height caused by a deficiency in thyroid hormone or growth hormone |
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| cells in the thyroid gland that secrete thyroid hormone |
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| type of hormone secreted by the outer portion of the adrenal gland that includes cortisol |
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| syndrome caused by hypersecretion of thyroid hormone |
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| chemicals secreted by endocrine glands that act as chemical messengers to affect homeostasis |
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| abnormally high level of glucose in the blood |
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| abnormally low level of glucose in the blood |
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| region of the brain that affects emotions and drives, and that secretes releasing factors that affect the pituitary gland |
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| clusters of cells in the pancreas responsible for the secretion of insulin and glucagon; also called the pancreatic islets |
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| waste products of lipid metabolism that lower the pH of the blood |
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| hormone involved in the regulation of fluid and electrolytes by its effects ont he kidney |
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| condition caused by insufficient secretion of thyroid hormone |
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| cells in the thyroid gland that secrete calcitonin |
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| endocrine gland in the brain responsible for controlling many other endocrine glands |
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| hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that affect secretions in the pituitary gland |
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| another name for growth hormone |
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| another name for antidiuretic hormone |
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