enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by o…
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Isles of Langerhans
cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
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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.
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a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.To grow in clusters or assemble in groups; to gather or unite in a cluster or clusters.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.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: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.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: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.a form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the re…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cell, clusters, pancreas, endocrine, part.
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