Fill in the blank with the correct medical term, then find the words in the word search puzzle that follows.

Question

1. In a procedure called _______________ blood sugar, blood sugar levels are measured after a 12-hour fast.
2. Diabetes _______________ is a result of resistance of body cells to insulin, or a deficiency or complete lack of insulin production by cells of the pancreas.
3. Inflammation of the adrenal gland is a condition known as: _______________.
4. The excessive production of PTH by the parathyroid glands is a disorder known as: _______________.
5. When _______________ occurs in women, it is caused by the hypersecretion of androgens by the adrenal cortex.
6. _______________ is the production of abnormally large volumes of urine.
7. In time, hyperadrenalism produces the symptoms that characterize _______________ syndrome.
8. _______________ is the general term for an inflammation of a gland.
9. A(n) _______________ is a disease with an array of symptoms, involving multiple organs.
10. Caused by hyposecretion of ADH by the pituitary gland, diabetes _______________ is a disease characterized by the symptoms of polydipsia.
11. One form of chronic hyperthyroidism, called _______________ disease, is believed to be an autoimmune disease.
12. The surgical removal, or excision, of a parathyroid gland may be a treatment for parathyroid cancer, called _______________, or for hyperparathyroidism.
13. Abnormally high production of pituitary growth hormone before adolescence results in: _______________.
14. The condition known as congenital hypothyroidism was formerly known as: _______________.


Answer 1

1. fasting
2. mellitus
3. adrenalitis
4. hyperparathyroidism
5. hirsutism
6. Polyuria
7. Cushing
8. Adenitis
9. syndrome
10. insipidus
11. Graves’
12. parathyroidoma
13. gigantism
14. cretinism