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Update homeostasis-and-response.json
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{
"term": "Insulin",
"meaning": "A hormone produced by the pancreas causing glucose to leave the blood"
},
{
"term": "Glycogen",
"meaning": "A substance made of lots of connected glucose molecules stored in the liver and muscles."
},
{
"term": "Type 1 Diabetes",
"meaning": "A disorder in which the pancreas fails to produce sufficient insulin"
},
{
"term": "Type 2 Diabetes",
"meaning": "A disorder in which the body cells no longer respond to insulin produced by the pancreas"
},
{
"term": "Urea (HT only)",
"meaning": "A waste product converted from ammonia for safe excretion"
},
{
"term": "ADH (HT only)",
"meaning": "A hormone responsible for controlling water levels, released when blood becomes too concentrated"
},
{
"term": "Dialysis",
"meaning": "A treatment for kidney disease where blood is removed, filtered, and returned to the body"
}
]

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