Stimulating+medicine
91Toxic goiter, diffuse — Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with generalized diffuse overactivity ( toxicity ) of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. There are three clinical components …
92AASH — Abbreviation for adrenal androgen stimulating hormone. * * * adrenal androgen stimulating hormone; American Association for the Study of Headache …
93aftertaste — Subjective persistence of a gustatory sensation after contact with the stimulating substance has ceased. * * * af·ter·taste .tāst n persistence of a sensation (as of flavor or an emotion) after the stimulating agent or experience has gone * * *… …
94amphetamine — Closely related in its structure and action to ephedrine and other sympathomimetic amines. A psychostimulant substance that can be abused. a. (4 chlorophenoxy)acetate same actions and uses as a. sulfate. a. phosphate same actions and uses as a.… …
95analeptic — 1. Strengthening, stimulating, or invigorating. 2. A restorative remedy. 3. A central nervous system stimulant, particularly used to denote agents that reverse depressed central nervous system function. [G. analeptikos, restorative] * * * …
96follistatin — A peptide synthesized by granulosa cells in response to FSH that suppresses FSH activity, probably by binding activins. [follicle + stat + in] * * * fol·li·stat·in (folґĭ stat″in) [follicle stimulating hormone + statin] a peptide that… …
97gonadotropic — 1. Descriptive of or relating to the actions of a gonadotropin. 2. Promoting the growth and/or function of the gonads. SYN: gonadotrophic. [gonado + G. trope, a turning] * * * go·nad·o·trop·ic gō .nad ə träp ik also go·nad·o·tro·phic trō fik,… …
98hormesis — The stimulating effect of subinhibitory concentrations of any toxic substance on any organism. [Gr. h., rapid motion] * * * hor·me·sis hȯr mē səs n a theoretical phenomenon of dose response relationships in which something (as a heavy metal or… …
99inhibin — One of several proteins that participate in differentiation and growth. Two glycoproteins, i. A and i. B, are secreted by Sertoli cells in the testis and granulosa cells in the ovary, inhibiting FSH secretion by direct action on the pituitary.… …
100intermedin — SYN: melanotropin. * * * in·ter·me·din .int ər mēd ən n MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE * * * in·ter·me·din (in″tər meґdin) melanocyte stimulating hormone …
