Endocrine system

Adren/o

Adrenal/o

Calc/o

Calcium

Crin/o

Secrete

Gluc/o

Glyc/o

Glycos/o

Home/o

Same, alike

Kali/i

Potassium

Pancreat/o

Pancreas

Parathyroid/o

Parathyroid glands

Thym/o

Thymus gland

Thyr/o

Thyroid/o

Toxic/o

-crine

-dipsia

-gen

Forming, producing, origin

-toxic

Pertaining to poison

-uria

Urine

Eu-

Good

Exo-

Outside

Poly

Many

Cretinism

Deficiency of thyroid hormone in infants

Myxedema

Deficiency of thyroid hormone in adults

Graves disease

Autoimmune disorder involving an excessive amount of thyroid hormone

Goiter

Enlargement of the thyroid gland

Tetany

Muscle twitches and spasms

Hirsutism

Hair growth in unusual places

Type 1 diabetes

Autoimmune disease do to insuficient production of insulin

Type 2 diabetes

Body cells resistant to insulin

diabetes insipidus

disorder characterized by excessive thirst and urination due to inadequate production of ADH

diuresis

Increased formation and secretion of urine

gestational diabetes

diabetes developed during pregnancy

acromegaly

hypersecretion of GH in adults resulting in enlargement of bones in extremeties and head

dwarfism

hyposecretion of GH during childhood resulting in extreme shortness

giantism

hypersecretion of GH during childhood resulting in extreme height

hypercalcemia

Higher than normal calcium in blood

hyperkalemia

Higher than normal potassium in blood

hyoervolemia

abnormal increase in the volume of blood plasma

hyponatremia

low sodium in bloodin

insulinoma

tumor of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, causing excessive inulin

neurofibromatosis

genetic disorder with multiple benign fibrous tumors that grow anywhere in the nervous system

obesity

abnormal accumulation of body fat

panhypopituitarism

total pituitary impairment bringing progressive loss of hormone activity

thyroid storm

crisis of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism

virilsm

Masculinization or development of male secondary sex characteristics in a woman