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Acne: Localized skin inflammation as a result of overactivity of the oil glands at the ba...

Addiction: An uncontrollable craving, seeking, and use of a substance such as alcohol or a...

Adrenal gland: A small gland located on top of the kidney. The adrenal glands produce horm...

Aldosterone: A hormone produced by the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland. Aldost...

Androgen: A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male s...

Androgenic: Pertaining to the development of male characteristics, including body hair, th...

Androstenedione: A steroid produced in the adrenal gland that is a precursor to testostero...

Arthritis: Inflammation of a joint. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, w...

Asthma: A common lung disorder in which inflammation causes the bronchi to swell and narro...

Atrophy: A wasting away or diminution. Muscle atrophy is a decrease in muscle mass, often ...

Baldness: Medically known as alopecia. There are many types of baldness, each with a diff...

Blood pressure: The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is...

Bowel: The small and large intestine.

Brain: The portion of the central nervous system that is located within the skull. It func...

Caffeine: A stimulant compound found naturally in coffee, tea, cocoa (chocolate), and kola...

Cancer: An abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, ...

Cardiac: Having to do with the heart.

Cardiomyopathy: Disease of the heart muscle (myocardium).

Cell: The basic structural and functional unit of any living thing. Each cell is a small c...

Cholesterol: The most common type of steroid in the body. Cholesterol has a reputation for...

Corticosteroid: Any of the steroid hormones made by the outer portion (cortex) of the adre...

Cortisol: A metabolite of the primary stress hormone cortisone. Cortisol is an essential f...

Depression: An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts and that affects the way...

Dermatitis: Inflammation of the skin, either due to direct contact with an irritating sub...

Designer steroid: A synthetic steroid derived by simple chemical modification from another...

DHEA: Dehydroepiandrosterone.

Diagnosis: 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A ...

Estrogen: A female steroid hormone that is produced by the ovaries and, in lesser amounts,...

Gland: A group of cells that secrete a substance for use in the body. For example, the thy...

Growth hormone: A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of anoth...

Gynecomastia: Excessive development of the male breasts. Temporary enlargement of the brea...

Hair loss: Hair loss is the thinning of hair on the scalp. The medical term for hair loss ...

Heart: The muscle that pumps blood received from veins into arteries throughout the body. ...

Heart attack: The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of bloo...

Heart disease: Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term "heart disease" is ...

Heart failure: Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically...

Heart muscle: A type of muscle with unique features only found in the heart. The heart mus...

High blood pressure: A repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140 over 90 mmHg. Chro...

Hormone: A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activit...

Human growth: See: Normal growth.

Hypertrophy: Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increase...

Infertility: Diminished or absent ability to conceive and bear offspring. A couple is cons...

Inflammation: A localized reaction that produces redness, warmth, swelling, and pain as a ...

Inflammatory bowel disease: A group of chronic intestinal diseases characterized by infla...

Kidney: One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen. The kid...

Liver: The largest solid organ in the body, situated in the upper part of the abdomen on t...

Lupus: A chronic inflammatory disease that is caused by autoimmunity. Patients with lupus ...

Mania: An abnormally elevated mood state characterized by such symptoms as inappropriate...

Manic: In a state of mania.

Menstrual: Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period, menstrua...

Menstrual cycle: The monthly cycle of changes in the ovaries and the lining of the uteru...

Mouth: 1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and con...

Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. T...

Organ: A relatively independent part of the body that carries out one or more special func...

Ovary: The female gonad, one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. The ovaries are lo...

Oxymetholone: A synthetic male steroid hormone that is sometimes used to treat wasting in ...

Palpitations: Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In ...

Pimples: Small papules or pustules. See: Pimple.

Pituitary: 1. As an adjective, pertaining to the pituitary gland or its hormonal se...

Pituitary gland: The main endocrine gland. It is a small structure in the head. It is ca...

Prescription: A physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or dev...

Prognosis: The forecast of the probable outcome or course of a disease; the patient's chan...

Protein: One of the three nutrients used as energy sources (calories) by the body. Protein...

Psychiatric: Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry, the medical specialty conc...

Psychosis: In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person'...

Rheumatoid arthritis: An autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of joint...

Sodium: The major positive ion (cation) in the fluid surrounding cells in the body. The ch...

Sperm: A sperm is the male "gamete" or sex cell. It combines with the female &qu...

Steroid: One of a large group of chemical substances classified by a specific carbon struc...

Steroid abuse: Use of substances containing steroids to increase muscle mass. Steroids can...

Stress: In a medical or biological context stress is a physical, mental, or emotional fact...

Stroke: The sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen, caused by blockage of blood...

Systemic: Affecting the entire body. A systemic disease such as diabetes can affect the wh...

Testicles: The testicles (also called testes or gonads) are the male sex glands. They are ...

Testis: The male sex gland, located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum...

Testosterone: A "male hormone" -- a sex hormone produced by the testes that encourages th...

Therapy: The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment.

Urine: Liquid waste produced by the kidneys. Urine is a clear, transparent fluid that norm...