Medical Definition of Hypercorticoidism

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypercorticoidism

hyperconsumerism
hyperconsumerist
hyperconsumption
hypercontractile
hypercontractility
hypercontrolled
hypercorrect
hypercorrected
hypercorrecting
hypercorrection
hypercorrections
hypercorrective
hypercorrectly
hypercorrectness
hypercorrects
hypercorticoidism (current term)
hypercortisolism
hypercortisolisms
hypercortisonemia
hypercreative
hypercreativity
hypercritic
hypercritical
hypercritical point
hypercritical points
hypercriticality
hypercritically
hypercriticalness
hypercriticism
hypercriticisms

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