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Preferred term

Hyperandrogenism  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specific manifestation such as HIRSUTISM; VIRILISM; etc.

Scope note

  • A condition caused by the excessive secretion of ANDROGENS from the ADRENAL CORTEX; the OVARIES; or the TESTES. The clinical significance in males is negligible. In women, the common manifestations are HIRSUTISM and VIRILISM as seen in patients with POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME and ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION.

History note

  • 94

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • hyperandrogenismus
  • hyperfunctio testium
  • hypersekretion av testikulära hormoner
  • kiveshormonien liikaeritys
  • kivesten liikatoiminta
  • testikulär hyperfunktion
  • Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017588

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