Simmonds disease

Simmonds disease definition - medical

Sim·monds disease (sĭmˈəndz)

noun
Extreme and progressive emaciation, loss of body hair, and premature aging caused by atrophy or destruction of the anterior lobe of the pituitary. Also called hypophysial cachexia, pituitary cachexia.

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