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| acromegaly |
a chronic disease causing abnormal enlargement of the hands, feet, and parts of the face, usu. caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland. |
| ACTH |
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to produce cortisone and other hormones; adrenocorticotropic hormone. |
| Cushing's disease |
a disease caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland and characterized by obesity, hypertension, muscular weakness, and diabetes. |
| diabetes insipidus |
a disorder of the pituitary gland, characterized by frequent and excessive urination and intense thirst. |
| gigantism |
abnormal growth of the whole body or parts of the body, usu. due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland. |
| gonadotropin |
any of a group of pituitary hormones involved in regulation of growth, sexual development, and reproduction. |
| hypophysis |
see "pituitary gland." |
| luteinizing hormone |
a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that, in women, stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum and, in men, the secretion of testosterone. |
| oxytocin |
a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that increases contractions of the uterus and stimulates milk production. |
| pituitary |
a small, two-lobed gland of vertebrates that is located at the base of the brain and produces important metabolic and developmental hormones; pituitary gland; hypophysis. [3/4 definitions] |
| pituitary gland |
see "pituitary." |
| prolactin |
a pituitary hormone that stimulates milk secretion in mammals. |
| thyrotropin |
a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that stimulates and regulates the development and secretion of thyroxine. |
| vasopressin |
a hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland which increases blood pressure by causing capillaries to constrict. |
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