hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

noun

A complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands.

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Meanings

nounhypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (countable and uncountable, plural hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes)

plural hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes

  1. countableuncountableA complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands.
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