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OVERPRODUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Too much production or more than expected
Synonyms:
overproduction; overrun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("overproduction" is a kind of...):
production ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale)
Derivation:
overproduce (produce in excess)
overproduce (produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted)
Context examples:
Overproduction of aldosterone by the adrenal glands, which may lead to hypokalemia and/or hypernatremia.
(Hyperaldosteronism, NCI Thesaurus)
It can be associated with the overproduction of glucocorticoids (Cushing's syndrome), androgenic or estrogenic steroids (adrenogenital syndrome), or mineralocorticoids (Conn's syndrome). (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) — 2003
(Adrenal Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding indicating abnormal and excessive body growth and height resulting from the overproduction of human growth hormone.
(Gigantism, NCI Thesaurus)
Human immunoglobulin kappa and/or lambda light chains detected in their free form in serum or urine samples as a result of overproduction by plasma cells in excess over heavy chains due to neoplastic plasma cell proliferations.
(Free Immunoglobulin Light Chain, NCI Thesaurus)
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