Endocrine Nervous Diseases and Conditions 1

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protrusion of the spinal cord

protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord

gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)

rare chronic disorder caused by a deficiency of cortical hormones that results when the adrenal cortex is damaged or atrophied and can be life threatening

Cluster of symptoms caused by excessive amounts of cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) circulating the blood

chronic metabolic disorder of impaired carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism due to insufficient production of insulin or the body’s inability to use insulin properly

form of diabetes mellitus that is abrupt in onset and due to the failure of the pancreas to produce insulin, making this type of disease difficult to regulate

form of diabetes mellitus that is gradual onset and results from the body’s deficiency in producing enough insulin or resistance to the action of insulin by the body’s cells

multisystem autoimmune disorder that involves growth of the thyroid (hyperthyroidism) associated with hypersecretion of thyroxine

tumor of the islet of Langerhans

advanced form of hypothyroidism in adults that results from hypofunction of the thyroid gland causing edema and increased blood pressure

inflammation of the pancreas that occurs when pancreatic enzymes that digest food are activated in the pancreas instead of the duodenum and attack pancreatic tissue, causing damage to the gland

total pituitary impairment that brings about a progressive and general loss of hormone activity