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hypopituitary

hypopituitary adjective: relating to hypopituitarism.

Adjective

hypopituitary (not comparable)

  1. Relating to hypopituitarism
    • The same conclusion was obtained in a study of 58,603 patients from the Pfizer International Growth Database, in which no association was found between GH treatment and an increase in the incidence of cancer [50 ], nor was an association found in a cohort of 6840 GH-treated adult hypopituitary...2015 December 16, “Growth Hormone Protects the Intestine Preserving Radiotherapy Efficacy on Tumors: A Short-Term Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypopituitary

From hypo- + pituitary.

Questions about hypopituitary

What does hypopituitary mean?
Hypopituitary means relating to hypopituitarism.
What part of speech is hypopituitary?
Hypopituitary is an adjective.

Words near hypopituitary in the dictionary

  1. hypopigmentation
  2. hypopigmentations
  3. hypopigmented
  4. hypopituitarism
  5. hypopituitarisms
  6. hypopituitary
  7. hypoplactic
  8. hypoplasia
  9. hypoplasias
  10. hypoplasic
  11. hypoplastic

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