hypoadrenocorticism
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpoʊˌædriˈnoʊkɔrtɪˌsɪzəm/
- Specialized
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hipoadrenocorticismo
- The veterinarian diagnosed the dog with hypoadrenocorticism after a series of blood tests revealed low cortisol levels.
Examples
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Prompt treatment can help manage hypoadrenocorticism and prevent life-threatening complications.
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Chronic fatigue and weight loss may be symptoms of hypoadrenocorticism in patients.
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She was diagnosed with hypoadrenocorticism last year.
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The symptoms of hypoadrenocorticism can be severe.
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Chronic fatigue and weight loss may be symptoms of hypoadrenocorticism in patients.
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Prompt treatment can help manage hypoadrenocorticism and prevent life-threatening complications.
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The veterinarian diagnosed the dog with hypoadrenocorticism after a series of blood tests revealed low cortisol levels.
Synonyms
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A rare condition where glands above the kidneys make too few hormones, causing weakness and low blood pressure
A condition where the adrenal glands make too little of a hormone, causing tiredness, weight loss, and darker skin
A disease when small glands above the kidneys make too few hormones, causing tiredness and dark skin
Antonyms
- Specialized
A condition where the body makes too much of the hormone cortisol in small glands above the kidneys
How Severe
- Specialized
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypoadrenocorticism = adrenocorticism (opaque) = hypo + adreno + cortic + ism
The word is built by adding the medical prefix 'hypo-' to a specialized base, but the full term is not readily interpretable by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Hypoadrenocorticism breaks into parts: hypo- meaning 'low', adreno- meaning the adrenal gland, and cortic- from cortex meaning 'outer part' as in the brain's cortex. So the word names a condition where the adrenal cortex works too little, which explains the extreme tiredness, weakness, and darkened skin.