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a tumor of a gland
adenoma
condition of excessive (much or many) thirst
polydipsia
Condition of excessive (many or much) hunger or eating
polyphagia
a physician who specializes in the medical practice of studying and treating the diseases and disorders of the body system associated with the secretion of hormones within or into the blood.
Endocrinologist
Disease of the retina that can cause blindness (A complication of diabetes)
retinopathy
A condition of the blood where there is decreased sugar (glucose)
hypoglycemia
Surgical removal of the thyroid gland
thyroidectomy
A disease that presents with below normal secretion of all the pituitary gland hormones
panhypopituitarism
a condition of abnormal protrusion or bulging outward of the eye) due to edema behind the eye, usually associated with hyperthyroidism.
exophthalmos
A disease that causes excessive dark hair (hairy) on the forearms and face due to hypersecretion of androgens ______?_______
hirsutism