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| Hyperpigmentation and thickening of the skin associated with chronic hyperinsulinemia. |
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| Abnormal growth of the hands and feet as well as a protruding brow and lower jaw; the nasal bone enlarges, and spacing of the teeth increases. |
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| Stage at which adrenal glands begin increased secretion of hormones. |
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| Stage of skeletal maturation determined by radiograph. |
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| (epinephrine and norepinephrine) Affects the nervous system, cardiovascular system, metabolic rate, temperature, and smooth muscles. |
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| constitutional growth delay |
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| A late pubertal growth spurt caused by delayed pubertal hormone secretion. |
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| Prominent or bulging eyes. |
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| A hormone produced by the pancreas that helps release stored glucose from the liver. |
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| Affects protein and carbohydrate metabolism and is active in protecting against stress. |
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| Conversion of glycogen to glucose. |
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| Abnormal amount of glucose in the urine. |
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| Enlargement of the thyroid gland. |
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| The presence of unilateral or bilateral enlarged breast tissue in males. |
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| A chemical substance produced by a gland or organ and carried in the bloodstream to another part of the body where it has a regulatory effect on particular cells. |
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| Elevated insulin levels in the blood. |
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| inborn errors of metabolism |
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| Inherited biochemical abnormalities of the urea cycle, amino acid, and organic acid metabolism. |
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| The hormone responsible for glucose metabolism. |
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| Insulin resistance; pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin. |
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| Insulin resistance where the body fails to utilize insulin normally. |
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| Loss of subcutaneous tissue. |
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| The onset of menstruation. |
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| Hormones involved in regulation of fluid and electrolytes. |
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| A life-threatening crisis of hypothyroidism. |
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| Mechanism for regulation of hormone concentration. |
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| Excessive or voracious eating. |
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| Passage of a large volume of urine in a given period. |
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| A substance that precedes another substance or from which another substance is synthesized. |
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| Ambiguous development of the external genitalia. |
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| Period of life when the ability to reproduce sexually begins, characterized by maturation of the genital organs, development of the secondary sex characteristics, and the onset of menstruation in females. |
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| When thyroid hormone is suddenly released into the bloodstream during surgery; the child experiences fever, diaphoresis, and tachycardia, progressing to shock and, if untreated, death. |
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| Production of masculine secondary sex characteristics in females. |
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| Intake of excessive water without sodium. |
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