hypocortisolemia

English

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ cortisol +‎ -emia.

Noun

hypocortisolemia (uncountable)

1. An abnormally low level of cortisol in the blood.
   • 2015 September 1, “Prenatal and Postpartum Evening Salivary Cortisol Levels in Association with Peripartum Depressive Symptoms”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     While in most cases salivary cortisol concentration is normalised within a two-week period after delivery, an abnormal adjustment to this state may result in a persistent HPA-axis suppression and hypocortisolemia, which is believed to increase the susceptibility to PPD.

Antonyms

• hypercortisolemia

See also

• Addison's disease
• hypocortisolism