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The ovum-producing sexual reproductive organ in the female that produces eggs and female sex hormones
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a large lobulated gland that is in front of the upper lumbar vertebrae and behind the stomach and is hammer-shaped and firmly attached anteriorly to the curve of the duodenum
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severe hypoglycemia from the presence of excessive insulin
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deficient activity of the thyroid gland
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a condition characterized by excessive growth
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a protein hormone that is synthesized in the pancreas and regulates blood sugar levels
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a hormone that stimulates the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk
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a variable disorder of carbohydrate metabolism usually characterized by inadequate secretion or utilization of insulin
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a disorder that is caused by chronic overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland
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a common form of hyperthyroidism characterized by goiter and often a slight protrusion of the eyeballs
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the vascular organ in mammals that unites the fetus to the maternal uterus and mediates its metabolic exchanges
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occurs in type 2 diabetics when the blood sugar gets too high and the body becomes severely dehydrated
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a destructive disease marked by deficient adrenocortical secretion and characterized by extreme weakness, loss of weight, low blood pressure, gastrointestinal disturbances, and brownish pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes
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an abnormal bodily condition that is caused by excess corticosteroids and especially cortisol from adrenal or pituitary hyperfunction
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a glandular structure of largely lymphoid tissue that functions in cell-mediated immunity by being the site where T cells develop
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an enlargement of the thyroid gland that is commonly visible as a swelling of the anterior part of the neck
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a medical term describing the condition of stunted growth
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product of living cells that circulates in body fluids and produces a specific stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually away from its point of origin
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paired male reproductive gland that consists of seminiferous tubules, Leydig cells, and that corresponds to the ovary of the female