Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland.

    гипопитуитаризмgipopituitarizm

    гіпопітуїтаризмhipopitujitaryzm

Examples

2 sentences
  1. A tumor of the hypophysis can cause hypopituitarism.

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  2. A tumor of the pituitary gland can cause hypopituitarism.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland:
Русский
By meaning 1
decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland:

Origin

From hypo- + pituitary + -ism.

From hypo- + pituitary + -ism.

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Forms

plural: hypopituitarisms
Singularhypopituitarism

uncountable

Word family

1 related words

See also

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