Cushing's disease
nounPathology.
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.
Origin of Cushing's disease
11935–40; after H. W. Cushing, who first described it
- Also called Cushing's syndrome.
Words Nearby Cushing's disease
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British Dictionary definitions for Cushing's disease
Cushing's disease
Cushing's syndrome
/ (ˈkʊʃɪŋz) /
noun
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
Origin of Cushing's disease
1C20: named after Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939), US neurosurgeon
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