Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Pituitary gland

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The major endocrine gland; a pea-sized body attached to the base of the brain, the pituitary is important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands.

Adrenal gland

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Responsible for releasing hormones in conjunction with stress through the synthesis of corticosteroids such as cortisol and catecholamines such as epinephrine

Hormone

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A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action