HYPERADRENOCORTICISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperadrenocorticism mean? 

• HYPERADRENOCORTICISM (noun)
  The noun HYPERADRENOCORTICISM has 1 sense:

1. a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol

  Familiarity information: HYPERADRENOCORTICISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERADRENOCORTICISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Cushing's syndrome; hyperadrenocorticism

Hypernyms ("hyperadrenocorticism" is a kind of...):

adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)

 Context examples 

A condition, more commonly seen in females, due to hyperadrenocorticism resulting from neoplasms of the adrenal cortex or the anterior lobe of the pituitary, or to prolonged excessive intake of glucocorticoids for therapeutic purposes.

(Cushing syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)