| adrenocortical hormone |
ABBR: ACH. A hormone secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland. SEE: adrenal gland.
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| adrenocortical insufficiency, acute |
Sudden deficiency of adrenocortical hormone brought on by sepsis, surgical stress, or acute hemorrhagic destruction of both adrenal glands (i.e., Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome). A frequent cause is sudden w
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