hypercortisolism

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ cortisol +‎ -ism.

Noun

hypercortisolism (usually uncountable, plural hypercortisolisms)

1. (medicine) Excessive production of cortisol in the body.

Synonyms

• Cushing's syndrome (usually viewed as synonymous)

Antonyms

• Addison's disease (essentially antonymic)
• hypocortisolism (essentially antonymic)

See also

• hypercortisolemia (proximal cause)