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hypocortisolemia

hypocortisolemia noun: an abnormally low level of cortisol in the blood.

Noun

hypocortisolemia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormally low level of cortisol in the blood.
    • While in most cases salivary cortisol concentration is normalised within a two-week period after delivery, an abnormal adjustment to this state may result in a persistent HPA-axis suppression and hypocortisolemia, which is believed to increase the susceptibility to PPD.2015 September 1, “Prenatal and Postpartum Evening Salivary Cortisol Levels in Association with Peripartum Depressive Symptoms”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Antonyms of hypocortisolemia

Origin of hypocortisolemia

From hypo- + cortisol + -emia.

Words formed from hypocortisolemia

Questions about hypocortisolemia

What does hypocortisolemia mean?
Hypocortisolemia means an abnormally low level of cortisol in the blood.
What part of speech is hypocortisolemia?
Hypocortisolemia is a noun.

Words near hypocortisolemia in the dictionary

  1. hypocorrects
  2. hypocorticism
  3. hypocorticisms
  4. hypocortisolaemia
  5. hypocortisolaemic
  6. hypocortisolemia
  7. hypocortisolemic
  8. hypocortisolism
  9. hypocortisoluria
  10. hypocostal
  11. hypocotyl

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