Cush·ing's disease (k sh  ngz)n. The form of Cushing's syndrome involving the pituitary gland. |
Cushing's disease, syndrome [ˈkʊʃɪŋz]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) 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
[named after Harvey Williams Cushing (1869-1939), US neurosurgeon]
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| Noun | 1. | Cushing's disease - a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder - a disorder of the glands of the body |
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