Term	Explanation
benign	of mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
electrolytes	any of the ions (as of sodium or calcium) that in biological fluid regulate or affect most metabolic processes
endothelial	of, relating to, or produced from the endothelium (the layer of flat cells lining the closed spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, the heart, and body cavities)
epithelium	a membranous cellular outside layer of tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of an animal body and serves especially to enclose and protect the other parts of the body, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in assimilation
exocrine glands	a gland (as a sweat gland, a salivary gland, or a kidney) that releases a secretion external to or at the surface of an organ by means of a canal or duct
exogenous	growing from or on the outside
glucosuria	presence of glucose in the urine
hyperglycaemia	abnormally high blood sugar levels
intracranial hypertension	increase in the pressure in the brain fluid, called cerebrospinal fluid, above normal
longitudinal growth	increase in length
mammalian cell line	cells derived from a mammal
malignant	tending to deteriorate, infiltrate, metastasize and terminate fatally
percentile	(or centile) is the value of a variable below which a certain percent of observations fall
polypeptide hormone	hormone made up of several amino acids
post-prandial	after a meal
prognostic indicator	of, relating to, or serving as ground for a prognosis
scoliosis	a lateral curvature of the spine
slipped capital epiphyses	orthopedic condition in which the growth center of the hip (the capital femoral epiphysis) slips backwards on the top of the femur (the thighbone)
splenomegaly	enlargement of spleen
transient	temporary