Medical Terminology- Endocrine System

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Across
  1. 3. excessive eating
  2. 6. excessive eating
  3. 7. surgical removal of thymus gland
  4. 8. ketone that is found in the blood, urine and breath when diabetes mellitus is out of control
  5. 9. severe muscle twitches or spasms
  6. 10. excessive production of ketones, making the blood acidic
  7. 15. Medical specialty concerned with the production and effects of hormones
  8. 16. pancreatic hormone that supports blood glucose levels
  9. 18. An agent that decreases urine production
  10. 19. A collection of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ
  11. 21. excessive thirst
  12. 22. endocrine gland located in the mediastinum
  13. 23. hormone secreted by the islet cells of the pancreas
  14. 24. this type of diabetes is caused by insulin deficiency or ineffectiveness
Down
  1. 1. that which heals or cures
  2. 2. abnormal sensation such as tingling, burning or pricking
  3. 4. A neurotransmitter in the central and peripheral nervous system. The root means serum.
  4. 5. benign tumor of the thymus
  5. 6. Hormone present in many tissues, but first isolated from the prostate gland.
  6. 11. agent or process that aids the action of another
  7. 12. hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract
  8. 13. antibody produced in response to an antigen from the host's own tissue
  9. 14. low level of glucose in the blood
  10. 17. an opposing structure, agent, disease, or process
  11. 20. Chemical formed in one tissue or organ and carried by the blood to stimulate or inhibit a function of another tissue or organ
  12. 25. Hormone secreted by adipose tissue