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HYPERADRENALISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity
Synonyms:
Cushing's disease; hyperadrenalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hyperadrenalism" is a kind of...):
adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)