adrenal insufficiency

noun

1. another name for Addison's disease

Example Sentences

Following the treatment, Eleanore has lost a significant amount of her eyesight, while she has an underactive thyroid and adrenal insufficiency.

From BBC

Though she has recovered, the disease affected her pituitary gland and left her with partial adrenal insufficiency, she said, so she is taking steroids.

From New York Times

She had primary adrenal insufficiency.

From New York Times

Doctors informed the actress that she was suffering from clinical adrenal insufficiency, meaning her pituitary gland "almost entirely ceased to function."

From Fox News

However, there are a number of actual medical conditions that do involve the adrenal glands, including adrenal insufficiency, caused by damage to the adrenal glands or a problem with the pituitary gland.

From Seattle Times