Across
- 2. disorder caused by excessive production or administration of glucocorticoid hormones
- 3. abnormally high concentration of parathyroid hormone in the blood, resulting in weakening of the bones through loss of calcium
- 4. a condition caused by insufficient amounts of growth hormone in the body
- 7. rare inherited form of male pseudohermaphroditism
- 8. condition where the body produces too much growth hormone, causing body tissues and bones to grow more quickly.
- 11. androgens, the state characterized or caused by excessive production and/or secretion of androgens
- 13. an excess of glucose in the bloodstream,
- 14. abnormal growth of hair on a person's face and body, especially on a woman.
- 17. disorder in which the adrenal glands don't produce enough hormones.
- 18. a condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands
- 19. overactivity of the thyroid gland, resulting in a rapid heartbeat and an increased rate of metabolism.
Down
- 1. disorder in which the adrenal gland releases too much of the hormone aldosterone into the blood.
- 5. depression associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light.
- 6. the irregular growth of the thyroid gland
- 9. a condition of abnormal mental and physical development resulting from a deficiency of thyroid hormone in fetal or early life
- 10. a disease in which the secretion of or response to the pituitary hormone vasopressin is impaired
- 12. deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream
- 15. swelling of the skin and underlying tissues giving a waxy consistency, typical of patients with underactive thyroid glands.
- 16. abnormal growth due to an excess of growth hormone (GH) during childhood