Disorders of the Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 3. excess of glucose in the bloodstream
  2. 7. excessive growth of hair in male patterns or acne
  3. 9. weakening of bones in children
  4. 10. excess of the hormone made by four small glands in the neck
  5. 11. dwarfism growth hormone deficiency
  6. 12. cancer lump in the neck
  7. 14. condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms
  8. 16. Low blood sugar
  9. 18. bones become weak and brittle
  10. 19. natural decline in reproductive hormones when a woman reaches her 40s or 50s
Down
  1. 1. also referred to as diabetes mellitus
  2. 2. excessive production of a bodily secretion
  3. 4. severe hypothyroidism
  4. 5. thyroid gland doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone
  5. 6. untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormone
  6. 8. Inflammation of the thyroid
  7. 10. overproduction of a hormone by the butterfly-shaped gland
  8. 13. excessive growth due to hormonal imbalance
  9. 15. disorder in adults in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone
  10. 17. butterfly-shaped gland
  11. 20. mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year