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Medical Definition of Hyperadrenocorticalism
1. Excessive secretion of one or more steroid hormones of the adrenal cortex; sometimes used also to designate the state produced by therapeutic administration of large quantities of steroids having glucocorticoid activity, e.g., hydrocortisone. See: Cushing's syndrome. Synonym: adrenalism, hyperadrenalcorticalism, hyperadrenocorticalism. (05 Mar 2000)
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