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noun
The condition caused by excessive secretion of hormones by pituitary tumors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: glandular disease, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis
History
From hyper- + pituitary + -ism.
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