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ADDISON'S DISEASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Addison's disease mean?
• ADDISON'S DISEASE (noun)
The noun ADDISON'S DISEASE has 1 sense:
1. a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Familiarity information: ADDISON'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Addison's disease; Addison's syndrome; hypoadrenalism; hypoadrenocorticism
Hypernyms ("Addison's disease" is a kind of...):
adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)
Context examples
It may be due to a disorder of the adrenal cortex as in Addison's disease or primary adrenal insufficiency.
(Adrenal Gland Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
In Cushing's syndrome, there's too much cortisol, while with Addison's disease, there is too little.
(Adrenal Gland Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
It may be due to a disorder of the adrenal cortex (Addison's disease or primary adrenal insufficiency) or to inadequate secretion of ACTH by the pituitary gland (secondary adrenal insufficiency).
(Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
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