Complete failure of adenohypophysis causes

Addison's disease

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Cushing's disease

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Dwarfism

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Simmond's disease

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The correct option is D Simmond's disease
Simmond's disease is characterized by panhypopituitarism, that causes progressive emaciation, atrophy of the gonads, thyroid, and adrenal cortex, and loss of body hair and that results from atrophy or destruction of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.

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