"Adrenal Insufficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Conditions in which the production of adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS falls below the requirement of the body. Adrenal insufficiency can be caused by defects in the ADRENAL GLANDS, the PITUITARY GLAND, or the HYPOTHALAMUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C19.053.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Adrenal Insufficiency- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Adrenal Insufficiencies
- Hypoadrenalism
- Adrenal Gland Hypofunction
- Hypofunction, Adrenal Gland
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