hypoadrenalism
A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid…A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones.
Hypoadrenalism is a most debilitating disorder affecting the adrenal glands that leaves one with very little energy no matter how or what one tries to increase one’s energy.
More definitions
- a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Origin
From hypo- + adrenal + -ism.From hypo- + adrenal + -ism.
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Synonyms
4 synonymshypoadrenia
Close in meaning
- a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin:Addison-ap-s diseaseAddison-ap-s syndromehypoadrenocorticism
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhypoadrenal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable