Disease or Syndrome
adrenal hyperplasia
Definitions related to adrenal hyperplasia:
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A congenital or acquired hyperplasia of the cells of the adrenal cortex or medulla.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Condition of diffuse enlargement of the adrenal glands; it is also a congenital disorder resulting from a defect in the synthesis of corticosteroids; in most cases the defect is in the enzyme 21-hydroxylase, which results in aldosterone and cortisol deficiency and an overproduction of androgen; common features include early masculinization of males and virilization of females.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Enlargement of the adrenal gland.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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