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at present the three-year success rate is about 50 percent. The small intestine produces numerous DIGES- TIVE ENZYMESand DIGESTI ...

atitis nearly always goes away with abstinence from alcohol though any CIRRHOSIS(replacement of liver tissue with SCARtissue) th ...

after eating, and a sense of fullness after eating only a small amount of food. Early stomach can- cers often cause microscopic ...

partial GASTRECTOMY, in which the surgeon removes the section of stomach containing the tumor total gastrectomy, in which the s ...

T–Z toxic megacolon A serious condition in which a loss of MUSCLEtone in the lowerCOLON(typically the sigmoid colon) causes the ...

the DUODENUM(first section of the SMALL INTESTINE). Like sneezing and coughing, vomiting is a protec- tive and reflexive mechani ...

Though gastrinomas are noncancerous, they often spread to other locations (notably the LIVER) and may develop into CANCERover ti ...

Structures of the Endocrine System HYPOTHALAMUS THYMUS PITUITARY GLAND ISLETS OFLANGERHANS anterior pituitary lobe ADRENAL GLAND ...

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Endocrine Structure Primary Hormones HYPOTHALAMUS dopamine (continued) GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GNRH) GROWTH HORMONE-RELE ...

The pituitary gland has two structural and functional divisions: the anterior lobe and the pos- terior lobe. The anterior pituit ...

dysfunctional in the unborn child, results in per- manent damage to growth, development, and intellect. HYPERTHYROIDISM, in whic ...

deep in the brain, releases MELATONIN, a hormone associated with sleep cycles. Eastern traditions have long viewed the pineal gl ...

UAL CHARACTERISTICS and reproductive maturity. The functions of the sex glands taper with aging, most prominently in women to de ...

the blood and passing it into the urine for excre- tion from the body. Though the modern method employs laboratory equipment tha ...

A acromegaly A condition in which the PITUITARY GLANDsecretes excessive GROWTH HORMONE (GH), causing the bones to thicken and be ...

DYSMENORRHEA (abnormal MENSTRUATION) in women and ERECTILE DYSFUNCTIONin men weakness and fatigue Headaches and visual disturb ...

the ideal opportunity to remove or suppress the responsible tumor. See also ADENOMA-TO-CARCINOMA TRANSITION; HORMONE; HYPERHIDRO ...

It is essential for the endocrinologist to distinguish between Addison’s disease, which is primary adrenal insufficiency (the dy ...

adrenal glands can flood cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine into the BLOODcirculation. On a mundane basis the adrenal gla ...