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hypoadrenocorticism

hypoadrenocorticism noun: adrenocortical insufficiency; Addison's disease.

Noun

hypoadrenocorticism (uncountable)

  1. Adrenocortical insufficiency; Addison's disease.
    • The current study investigates autoantibodies against steroid synthesis enzymes in dogs with spontaneous hypoadrenocorticism.2015 December 1, “Autoantibodies against Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme in Dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) Affected with Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypoadrenocorticism

From hypo- + adrenocortical + -ism.

Questions about hypoadrenocorticism

What does hypoadrenocorticism mean?
Hypoadrenocorticism means adrenocortical insufficiency; Addison's disease.
What part of speech is hypoadrenocorticism?
Hypoadrenocorticism is a noun.

Words near hypoadrenocorticism in the dictionary

  1. hypoadiponectinemia
  2. hypoadiponectinemias
  3. hypoadiposity
  4. hypoadrenal
  5. hypoadrenalism
  6. hypoadrenocorticism
  7. hypoadrenocorticoid
  8. Hypoaeolian
  9. hypoaeration
  10. hypoaesthesia
  11. hypoaesthesias

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