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Noun: hypoadrenalism
  1. A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anaemia and prostration with brownish skin
    "The patient was diagnosed with hypoadrenalism after showing symptoms of extreme fatigue and skin darkening";
    - Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenocorticism

Derived forms: hypoadrenalisms

Type of: adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder

Encyclopedia: Hypoadrenalism