Pediatric Endocrinology Glossary

Absence of pubertal signs beyond the expected age range, requiring evaluation for underlying causes.

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry test measuring bone mineral density and body composition in pediatric patients.

Life-threatening complication of diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia, ketosis, and metabolic acidosis.

Conditions where chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical sex development differs from typical male or female patterns.

Inherited pattern of short stature where children have height consistent with their parents' genetic potential.

A standardized clinical tool for quantifying hirsutism by rating hair growth in nine androgen-sensitive body areas.

Predicted or achieved maximum height at completion of growth, used to assess treatment outcomes.

Follicle-stimulating hormone, a gonadotropin essential for testicular development in boys and ovarian follicle maturatio...

Inappropriate milk production and secretion from the breasts in children or adolescents not related to pregnancy or brea...

Hypothalamic hormone that stimulates growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary.

Rare genetic form of primary aldosteronism that responds to glucocorticoid suppression, caused by a chimeric gene mutati...

Hormone that regulates puberty and reproductive function; commonly referenced in pediatric endocrine treatments.

Diagnostic test measuring LH and FSH response to synthetic GnRH to assess pubertal status and hypothalamic-pituitary fun...

A substance that interferes with thyroid hormone synthesis or iodine uptake, potentially causing goiter formation in chi...

The activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis that initiates true puberty.

Theoretical mechanism that controls the onset of puberty by modulating gonadotropin sensitivity.

Hormones that stimulate the gonads (ovaries and testes), primarily FSH and LH, crucial for pubertal development.

Condition where sexual development proceeds without stimulation from pituitary gonadotropins, typically seen in peripher...

Early pubertal development caused by autonomous sex hormone production, independent of hypothalamic-pituitary activation...

Standardized radiographic reference used for bone age assessment based on left hand and wrist X-ray comparison.

Condition characterized by inadequate production of growth hormone, resulting in poor linear growth and short stature.

Rate of linear growth measured over a specific time period, typically expressed as centimeters per year.

Benign enlargement of male breast tissue, common during normal pubertal development.

Hemoglobin A1c, a blood test measuring average glucose levels over 2-3 months, used to diagnose and monitor diabetes in...