hyper aldosteronism

hy·per·al·do·ster·o·nism

[hahy-per-al-doh-ster-uh-niz-uhm, -al-dos-ter-uh-]
noun Pathology.

Origin:
1950–55; hyper- + aldosterone + -ism

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hyperaldosteronism hy·per·al·dos·ter·on·ism (hī'pər-āl-dŏs'tə-rō-nĭz'əm, -āl'dō-stěr'ə-)
n.
See aldosteronism.

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