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1. Deficient or diminished production of pituitary hormones.

2. The condition resulting from a deficiency in pituitary hormone, especially growth hormone, characterized by dwarfism in children and sometimes by decreased activity of the thyroid, adrenal, or gonadal glands.

hypo·pi·tui·tary (-t

) adj.

hypopituitarism [ˌhaɪpəpɪˈtjuːɪtəˌrɪzəm]

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol underactivity of the pituitary gland

hypopituitary adj

hypopituitarism

an abnormal condition of the pituitary gland that slows down the growth of and secretory activity of the endocrine organs. — hypopituitary, adj.

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hypopituitarism (redirected from Pituitary failure)

hypopituitarism
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