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hypercorticoidism

hypercorticoidism noun: excessive secretion of corticoid hormones.

Noun

hypercorticoidism (uncountable)

  1. Excessive secretion of corticoid hormones

Origin of hypercorticoidism

From hyper- + corticoid + -ism.

Questions about hypercorticoidism

What does hypercorticoidism mean?
Hypercorticoidism means excessive secretion of corticoid hormones.
What part of speech is hypercorticoidism?
Hypercorticoidism is a noun.

Words near hypercorticoidism in the dictionary

  1. hypercorrectness
  2. hypercorrects
  3. hypercorticism
  4. hypercorticoid
  5. hypercorticoidemia
  6. hypercorticoidism
  7. hypercorticosteronemia
  8. hypercortisolemia
  9. hypercortisolemic
  10. hypercortisolism
  11. hypercortisolisms

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