What does "hypoadrenalism" mean?

A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones.

Hypoadrenalism

Q: What is a synonym for "hypoadrenalism"?

Common synonyms include: addison's disease, addison's disease, addison's syndrome, hypoadrenia, hypoadrenocorticism.

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Definitions

Noun

1
A condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones. uncountable
"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."
2
a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

addison's disease addison's disease addison's syndrome hypoadrenia hypoadrenocorticism

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"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."

Etymology

From hypo- + adrenal + -ism.

Related phrases

adrenal gland

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