hyperpituitarism
The condition caused by excessive secretion of hormones by pituitary tumorsThe condition caused by excessive secretion of hormones by pituitary tumors.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The condition caused by excessive secretion of hormones by pituitary tumors.
excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From hyper- + pituitary + -ism.From hyper- + pituitary + -ism.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable