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Cushing's disease
noun Pathology.
a disease characterized by abnormal accumulations of facial and trunk fat, fatigue, hypertension, and osteoporosis, caused by hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex or administration of adrenal cortical hormones.
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Cushing's disease or Cushing's syndrome (ˈkʊʃɪŋz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a rare condition caused by excess corticosteroid hormones in the body, characterized chiefly by obesity of the trunk and face, high blood pressure, fatigue, and loss of calcium from the bones | |
| [C20: named after Harvey Williams Cushing (1869--1939), US neurosurgeon] | |
| Cushing's syndrome or Cushing's syndrome | |
| —n | |
| [C20: named after Harvey Williams Cushing (1869--1939), US neurosurgeon] | |
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