The term used to describe a person who experiences a lack of all hormones associated with the anterior pituitary is:
a. Panhypopituitarism
b. Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency
c. Hypopituitarism
d. Anterior pituitary failure
Ans: a. Panhypopituitarism
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