Terms (endocrine system)

Question 1

Endometriosis

Answer 1

a condition in which tissue similar to that which lines the inside of your uterine wall grows outside of your uterus.

Question 2

Cachexia

Answer 2

weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness

Question 3

Diabetes insipidus

Answer 3

a rare condition where you pee a lot and often feel thirsty. Diabetes insipidus is not related to diabetes, but it does share some of the same signs and symptoms.

Question 4

Hemophilia A

Answer 4

a hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a lack of blood clotting factor VIII

Question 5

Myxedema coma

Answer 5

an extreme complication of hypothyroidism in which patients exhibit multiple organ abnormalities and progressive mental deterioration.