"hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes [plural]
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  1. A complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands. Tags: countable, uncountable
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