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Archard-Theirs Syndrome - Answer-hormonal disorder seen in postmenopausal women with diabetes - growth of body hair in masculine distribution Acne - Answer-inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) - Answer-Stimulates adrenal cortex to release glucocorticoids (cortisol) Adipose - Answer-Pertaining to fat adrenal glands - Answer-Paired glands above the kidney-two parts the cortex and medulla. Secretes cortisol and androgens adrenal virilism - Answer-development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a femaleexcessive production of androgenic hormones AIDS - Answer-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome allergy - Answer-abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen alopecia - Answer-baldness or hair loss, that may be in patches or total Alternating Current (AC) - Answer-A flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction. Also changes magnitude amenorrhea - Answer-Stoppage of absence of menstruation Ampere (A) - Answer-Measures electric current Anagen - Answer-The period of active hair growth- growing phaseAnaphoresis - Answer-process of forcing liquids into the tissues from the negative toward the positive pole Androgens - Answer-Any steroid hormone that increases male characteristics Anode - Answer-Positive pole anovulatory - Answer-without ovulation- common sign of infertility antiseptic - Answer-chemical used to inhibit or kill microorganisms on skin or tissue- not the same as those used for disinfection apocrine sweat glands - Answer-found primarily in the armpit and genitals. Larger than the eccrine glands- thicker secretion material than watery sweat arrector pili muscle - Answer-An involuntary muscle fiber attached to the underside & base of the hair follicle- causes goose bumps Asepsis - Answer-Being free from infection Asteatosis - Answer-Dry, scaly skin from sebum deficienc