English > gland disease: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | A disorder of the glands of the body. |
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| Synonyms | glandular disease, glandular disorder, adenosis |
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| Narrower | Addison's disease, Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism | A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin |
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| Cushing's disease, hyperadrenalism | A glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland |
| Cushing's syndrome, hyperadrenocorticism | A glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol |
| adenopathy | A glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) |
| aldosteronism, hyperaldosteronism | A condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone |
| hyperparathyroidism | excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood |
| hyperpituitarism | excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) |
| hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis | An overactive thyroid gland |
| hypoparathyroidism | inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood |
| hypothyroidism | An underactive thyroid gland |
| Broader | disorder, upset | A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal / normal functioning |
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| Spanish | adenosis |
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| Catalan | adenosi |
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