hypersecretion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hypersecretion
Example Sentences
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As a rule, however, it manifests itself in individuals between the years of fifteen and forty, particularly after prolonged digestional disturbances, especially those accompanied by a hypersecretion of acid.
From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit
It is altogether improbable that it is due to sudden hypersecretion in such pathological states of the system as are present.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Even though the affection may be due directly to hypersecretion of the thyroid, it is possible that the mental and nervous state may be closely concerned in the etiology.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
There are gastric neuroses associated with vomiting, often very intractable, in which there seems to be sometimes a hypersecretion of gastric juice and sometimes a lessened secretion.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
It is not so frequently noted that hypersecretion of the thyroid may cause a rapid heart without any other tangible or discoverable thyroid symptom or symptoms of hyperthyroidism.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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