The breakdown or destruction of adrenal gland tissue, which can severely disrupt hormone production.
From 'adreno-' (adrenal gland) + Greek 'lysis' (loosening, breaking apart), a medical term for tissue destruction.
Adrenolysis can be caused by autoimmune disease, infection, or cancer, and it's devastating because once those gland cells are destroyed, your body loses the ability to produce critical stress hormones.
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