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- endocrine
- Secreting internally, most commonly into systemic circulation
- endocrine cancer
- Cancer that occurs in endocrine tissue, the tissue in the body that secretes hormones
- endocrine gland
- Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
- endocrine pancreas cell
- A pancreatic cell that produces hormones (e.g., insulin and glucagon) that are secreted into the bloodstream. These hormones help control the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Also More…
- endocrine therapy
- Treatment that adds, blocks or removes hormones. For certain conditions (such as diabetes or menopause), hormones are given to adjust low hormone levels. To slow or stop the growth of More…
- endocrinologist
- (en-do-krih-NAH-lo-jist) A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating hormone disorders
- endogenous
- Produced inside an organism or cell. The opposite is external (exogenous) production
- endometrial
- Having to do with the endometrium (the layer of tissue that lines the uterus)
- endometrial biopsy
- A procedure in which a sample of tissue is taken from the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) for examination under a microscope. A thin tube is inserted through the cervix into the More…
- endometrial carcinoma
- Cancer of the inner lining of the uterus.
- endometrial disorder
- Abnormal cell growth in the endometrium (the lining of the uterus)
- endometrial hyperplasia
- An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus). There are four types of endometrial hyperplasia: simple endometrial hyperplasia, complex endometrial More…
- endometriosis
- (en-do-mee-tree-O-sis) A benign condition in which tissue that looks like endometrial tissue grows in abnormal places in the abdomen
- endometrium
- (en-do-MEE-tree-um) The layer of tissue that lines the uterus
- endorectal ultrasound
- (en-do-REK-tul) ERUS. A procedure in which a probe that sends out high-energy sound waves is inserted into the rectum. The sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make More…
- endoscope
- (EN-dah-skope) A thin, lighted tube used to look at tissues inside the body
- endoscopic
- of or relating to endoscopy - method of examining the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ (e.g., esophagus, stomach) using an endoscope, a narrow, flexible fiber optic instrument that More…
- endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- ERCP. A procedure to x-ray the pancreatic duct, hepatic duct, common bile duct, duodenal papilla, and gallbladder. In this procedure, a thin, lighted tube (endoscope) is passed through the More…
- endoscopic ultrasound
- (en-do-SKAH-pik) EUS. A procedure in which an endoscope (a thin, lighted tube) is inserted into the body. The endoscope is used to bounce high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) off internal More…
- endoscopy
- method of examining the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ (e.g., esophagus, stomach) using an endoscope, a narrow, flexible fiber optic instrument that conducts light
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