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- noun medicine A
cortisol deficiency .
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hypo- + cortisol + -ism
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Also called adrenal insufficiency or hypocortisolism, Addison's disease can occur at any age, but is most common in people ages 30 to 50.
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Moreover, patients with Cushing syndrome had increased levels of circulating PTX3, whereas PTX3 levels were decreased in subjects affected by iatrogenic hypocortisolism.
Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue A. Doni 2008
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