Glossary

Archard-Thiers Syndrome

A hormonal disorder seen in postmenopausal women with diabetes, characterized by growth of body hair in a masculine distribution (bearded).

Acne

An inflammatory disease of the skin with the formation of an eruption of papules or pustules. (Sebaceous Gland Disorder)

Acquired

Incurred as a result of factors acting from or originating outside the organism; not inherited (congenital).

Acute

Sharp; having severe symptoms and a short course

Adipose

Pertaining to fat; fat cells in subcutaneous

Adrenal Gland

Either of two secretory organs perched atop the kidneys. Each consists of two parts having independent functions: the cortex and the medulla. The adrenal cortex, in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary, secretes cortisol and androgens.