Match the term with its definition.

_______1. growth hormone
_______2. hormone replacement therapy
_______3. protein-bound iodine test
_______4. myxedema
_______5. diabetic retinopathy
_______6. gynecomastia
_______7. edema
_______8. glucagon
_______9. antidiuretic hormone
_______10. diabetes insipidus

a. Test for thyroid function
b. Excess body fluids
c. May result in blindness
d. Secreted by the pancreas
e. Caused by inadequate secretion of ADH
f. Treats children with abnormal short stature
g. Secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
h. Hyposecretion of thyroid in adults
i. Symptom of adrenal feminization
j. Treatment for hyposecretion disorders


1. f.        Treats children with abnormal short stature
2. j.        Treatment for hyposecretion disorders
3. a.      Test for thyroid function
4. h.      Hyposecretion of thyroid in adults
5. c.       May result in blindness
6. i.        Symptom of adrenal feminization
7. b.      Excess body fluids
8. d.      Secreted by the pancreas
9. g.      Secreted by the posterior pituitary gland
10. e.       Caused by inadequate secretion of ADH

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