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Addison Disease

Your adrenal glands makes hormones. Adrenal insufficiency or Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough hormones. Read more.

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Definition

Your adrenal glands makes hormones. Adrenal insufficiency or Addison disease happens if the adrenal glands don't make enough hormones. Read more.

Concept record

Canonical title
Addison Disease
Alphabetical key
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Category
Disease Condition
Content type
Condition Article
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations
Adrenocortical hypofunction, Hypocortisolism, Primary adrenal insufficiency
Article status
Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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