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HYPERALDOSTERONISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperaldosteronism mean? 

HYPERALDOSTERONISM (noun)
  The noun HYPERALDOSTERONISM has 1 sense:

1. a condition caused by overproduction of aldosteroneplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


HYPERALDOSTERONISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

aldosteronism; hyperaldosteronism

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

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


 Context examples 


A rare inherited syndrome characterized by juxtaglomerular cell hyperplasia, hyperaldosteronism, hypokalemia, and alkalosis.

(Bartter Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular cells, producing hypokalemic alkalosis and hyperaldosteronism, characterized by absence of hypertension in the presence of markedly increased plasma renin concentrations, and by insensitivity to the pressor effects of angiotensin.

(Bartter Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)



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