Disease or Syndrome
panhypopituitarism
[ pan-hy-poh-pih-too-ih-tuh-rih-zum ]
Definitions related to panhypopituitarism:
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A deficiency of all anterior pituitary hormones, without necessary involvement of the hormones of the posterior pituitary gland (oxytocin and vasopressin).NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A pituitary functional deficit affecting all the anterior pituitary hormones (growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and prolactin).Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Insufficient production of all the anterior pituitary hormones.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The pituitary gland is called the master endocrine gland of the body because it controls the function of other endocrine organs. The anterior pituitary produces the hormones thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]), corticotropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH]), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH),...WebMD, 2019
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