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Definition of "hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal" []

  • The northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal" in a sentence
  • "“If people get more into depression it’s partly because of what’s called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, abbreviated as HPA,” she explains."
  • "Here’s how it works in your body: You have a stress circuit that loops between your nervous system and your stress hormones called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (see Figure 9.1)."
  • "Figure 9.1 Under Attack When we’re stressed, our brain goes through a cascade of chemical reactions through a circuit called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis."