hormone deficiency

collocation in English

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hormone
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɔː.məʊn/us
/ˈhɔːr.moʊn/
any of various chemicals made by living cells that influence the development, growth, sex, etc. of an animal and are carried around the body in ...
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deficiency
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that ...
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(Definition ofhormoneanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Should growthhormonedeficiencyin older people be treated?
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Effects of thyroidhormonedeficiencyon selected mice then is whether the selected lines will still differ in growth or in fatness without these hormones.
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Effects of thyroidhormonedeficiencyon mice selected for increased and decreased body weight and fatness.
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Gonadotrophin-releasinghormonedeficiencyin a mutant mouse with hypogonadism.
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Growthhormonedeficiencyin patients with idiopathic adrenocorticotropin deficiency resolves during glucocorticoid treatment.
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Johnny has documentable growthhormonedeficiencyand therefore has coverage for treatment.
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Brain grafts reverse hypogonadism of gonadotropin releasinghormonedeficiency.
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Clinicians are currently able to prescribe growth hormone, also known as somatropin, to patients with growthhormonedeficiency.
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All those interested in the treatment of growthhormonedeficiencyin children will share my relief that an alternative to human growth hormone has become available so soon.
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It is used to treat thyroidhormonedeficiency, and occasionally to prevent the recurrence of thyroid cancer.
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If they are low despite the stimulatory effect of the low blood sugars, growthhormonedeficiencyis confirmed.
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Growthhormonedeficiencyis more common in people with an underlying tumor than those with other causes.
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However, such symptoms may mimic anemia or ahormonedeficiency.
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As a child he was put on a course of hormone therapy for three years due to a growthhormonedeficiency.
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Shortened stature can result from growthhormonedeficiency, starvation, portal systemic shunts, renal disease, hypothyroidism diabetes mellitus and other conditions.
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Limiting sales of the hormone to children diagnosed with growthhormonedeficiency, rather than being short for any reason, limited their sales market.
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The term is less commonly used for infertility withouthormonedeficiency.
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It may be effective even when the patient does not have a growthhormonedeficiency.
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