enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by o…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.Adrenal gland
either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
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enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by o…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.an adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive product…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Endocrinology.Words connected by meaning
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either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of some other mammalia, in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days u…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymph…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary gland…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands; resembling glands.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pair, complex, endocrine, glands, situated.Explore Academic Dictionary
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