Glossary

BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can't be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.

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Term Definition
Hyperpituitarism

Condition caused by increased production of pituitary hormones

Hyperplasia

An increase in the number of cells in an organ, causing enlargement of that organ; this term most often refers to glandular organs, such as the prostate and the adrenal glands. Hyperplasia can produce problems related to a gland's larger size (as in benign prostatic hyperplasia) or excess functioning of the gland (as in adrenal hyperplasia).

Hypocalcemia

Lower than normal calcium level in the blood

Hypochromic

Paler than normal red blood cells

Hypofibrinogenemia

Low production of fibrinogen

Hypoglycemia

Lower than normal glucose levels in the blood

Hypogonadism

A condition associated with defective function of the gonads (ovaries in females, testes in males) resulting in little or no production of hormones

Hypokalemia

Lower than normal potassium levels in the blood

Hyponatremia

Lower than normal potassium levels in the blood

Hypoparathyroidism

A condition characterized by underactivity of the parathyroid glands and reduced production of parathyroid hormone (PTH), a hormone that controls calcium and phosphate levels in blood and calcium in bone. Symptoms may include tingling in the fingers and toes, muscle aches and spasms, fatigue, dry skin and brittle nails, headaches, anxiety, and depression.

Hypopituitarism

Condition caused by a decrease in or loss of production of pituitary hormones

Hypopituitarism

Condition caused by a decrease in or loss of production of pituitary hormones

Hypothalamus

Area of the brain located just above the brainstem that controls the pituitary gland and regulates many bodily functions, such as body temperature, hunger, thirst, sleep, and mood through the release of hormones

Hypoxia

Lack of oxygen