n. subnormal activity of the *adrenal glands, which can be due to disease of the adrenal glands themselves (e.g. *Addison’s disease) or to a lack of stimulation from the pituitary hormone *ACTH as part of any condition causing *hypopituitarism.
Underactivity of the PITUITARY GLAND. It can cause dwar?sm, delayed puberty, impotence, infertility, AMENORRHOEA, hypothyroidism (see THYROID GLAND, DISEASES OF), and hypoadrenalism. Causes include tumours, irradiation of the gland, SARCOIDOSIS, and necrosis associated with post-partum haemorrhage (Sheehan’s syndrome).... hypopituitarism
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