hypoadrenocorticism
Adrenocortical insufficiencyAdrenocortical insufficiency; Addison's disease.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Adrenocortical insufficiency; Addison's disease.
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- + adrenocortical + -ism.From hypo- + adrenocortical + -ism.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose 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 syndromehypoadrenalism
Lessons for this word
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