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A synonym for the throid catrilage is?
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Adams apple
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A hormone that stimulates the thyroid is abbreviated?
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TSH thyroid stimulating hormone
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An autoimmune hyperthyroidism is termed?
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Graves disease
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The definition of Graves disease is?
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Hyperthyroidism with toxic goiter
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Addison disease is termed?
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Adrenal gland insuffiency
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Endocrine cells of the pancreas are located in clusters called the islets of?
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Langerhans
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The diagnosis of diabetes mellitus may be based on a fasting blood glucose of what?
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126mg or greater
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Which word means enlargement of the head, hands, and feet in an adult due to excess growth?
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Acromegaly
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Hypersecretion of androgens are known as?
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Adrenal virilism
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Which word with a perfix, root, and suffix, refurs to the pituitary hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract?
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Oxytocin
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The "M" in DM stands for?
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Mellitus
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The word for an agent or process that aids the action of another is?
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Synergist
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The three cell type in the pancreas?
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Alpha, beta, and delta
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Pineal refers to what?
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A gland
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Underproduction of growth hormone from birth leads to a condition known as?
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Pituitary dwarfism
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