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hypercortisolemia

hypercortisolemia noun: the presence of an elevated amount of cortisol (hydrocortisone) in the blood.

Noun

hypercortisolemia (uncountable)

  1. The presence of an elevated amount of cortisol (hydrocortisone) in the blood.

Antonyms of hypercortisolemia

Origin of hypercortisolemia

From hyper- + cortisolemia.

Questions about hypercortisolemia

What does hypercortisolemia mean?
Hypercortisolemia means the presence of an elevated amount of cortisol (hydrocortisone) in the blood.
What part of speech is hypercortisolemia?
Hypercortisolemia is a noun.

Words near hypercortisolemia in the dictionary

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

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