Glossary / Lexicon
Basophilic adenomas
Basophilic adenomas refers to a functioning type of tumor of the pituitary gland in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which causes excessive secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone, which can cause Cushing's syndrome .
Related Articles | |
| Acidophilic adenoma at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
Acidophilic adenoma refers to a functioning type of pituitary gland tumor that usually appears in the . . . Read More | |
| Chromophobic adenoma at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■ |
Chromophobic adenoma is a functioning type of tumor of the pituitary gland localized in the anterior . . . Read More | |
| Pituitary Adenoma at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■ |
Pituitary Adenoma refer to tumors of the Pituitary Gland that are usually classified into functioning . . . Read More | |
| Functioning adenomas at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■ |
Functioning adenomas is defined as pituitary tumors that play an "uninvited" role in the operation of . . . Read More | |
| Pituitary Gigantism at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■ |
Pituitary Gigantism refers to the excessive growth and height due to chronic overactivity of the pituitary . . . Read More | |
| Pituitary Tumors at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
Pituitary Tumors refer to tumors that arise from the Pituitary Gland. It is traditional to divide pituitary . . . Read More | |
| ACTH at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
ACTH or Adrenocorticotropic hormone is the hormone that stimulates the human adrenal cortex to release . . . Read More | |
| Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■ |
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) refers to the hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland that . . . Read More | |
| Endocrine system at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Endocrine system refers to the system of glands that release their secretions (hormones) directly into . . . Read More | |
| Anterior pituitary at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Anterior pituitary refers to the anterior portion of the pituitary gland; portion of the pituitary gland, . . . Read More | |