Across
- 6. when your parathyroid glands create too much parathyroid hormone in the bloodstream
- 8. occurs when 1 or more of your parathyroid glands are underactive
- 10. adult, myxedema
- 11. occurs when your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine
- 14. a condition in which one or both adrenal glands produce too much of the hormone aldosterone
- 15. an X-linked recessive condition resulting in a failure of normal masculinization of the external genitalia in chromosomally male individuals
- 16. child, gigantism
- 17. Cushing's syndrome
- 18. a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal
- 19. child, cretinism
- 20. diabetes insipidus
Down
- 1. hirsutism,steroid "rages"
- 2. depression associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light.
- 3. a complex network of glands and organs
- 4. adult, gigantism
- 5. diabetes mellitus, high blood glucose
- 7. irregular growth of the thyroid gland
- 9. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder characterized by an excess of androgens produced by the ovaries.
- 12. child, pituitary dwarfism
- 13. Addison's disease