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Endocrinology
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Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to another. Most hormones reach their targets via the blood. Although every organ system secretes and responds to hormones (including the brain, lungs, heart, intestine, skin, and the kidney), the clinical specialty of endocrinology focuses primarily on the endocrine organs, meaning the organs whose primary function is hormone secretion. These organs include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries and testes, and pancreas. An endocrinologist is a doctor who specializes in treating disorders of the endocrine system, such as diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and many others (see list of diseases below). A disease due to a disorder of the endocrine system is often called a hormone imbalance, but is technically known as an endocrinopathy or endocrinosis. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Endocrinology (Wikipedia)
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the metabolism, physiology, and disorders of the endocrine system. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Endocrinology
- Part Display Name
- Endocrinology
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- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2003-11-12
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Endocrinology
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | endocrinologie Synonyms: endocrinoloog |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Endocrinologia |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Endocrinologie |
| de-AT | German (Austria) | Endokrinologie |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 内分泌学 Synonyms: 内分泌科; |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ενδοκρινολογία Synonyms: Ενδοκρινολογία |
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