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ALDOSTERONISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aldosteronism mean?
• ALDOSTERONISM (noun)
The noun ALDOSTERONISM has 1 sense:
1. a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
Familiarity information: ALDOSTERONISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
aldosteronism; hyperaldosteronism
Hypernyms ("aldosteronism" is a kind of...):
adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)
Context examples
CYP11B1/CYP11B2 gene fusion causes glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism.
(CYP11B1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
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