polyendocrinopathy

polyendocrinopathy
A disease usually caused by insufficiency of multiple endocrine glands. See multiple endocrine deficiency syndrome.

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poly·en·do·cri·nop·a·thy (pol″e-en″do-krĭ-nopґə-the) endocrinopathy involving several glands.

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