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Facts

Also Known As	adrenocortical hypofunction • adrenal cortical insufficiency • primary adrenocortical insufficiency • hypocortisonism

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Diagram showing the location of the adrenal glands above the kidneys in the human body, with a detailed cross-section labeling the capsule, adrenal cortex with its three zones (zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, zona reticularis), and the adrenal medulla.

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Topics

adrenal crisis adrenal gland Schmidt syndrome Cushing syndrome congenital adrenal hyperplasia hyperaldosteronism pheochromocytoma hypoaldosteronism

Key People

Addison, Thomas

Thomas Addison

British physician

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