CUSHING'S SYNDROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cushing's syndrome mean? 

• CUSHING'S SYNDROME (noun)
  The noun CUSHING'S SYNDROME has 1 sense:

1. a glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol

  Familiarity information: CUSHING'S SYNDROME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUSHING'S SYNDROME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Cushing's syndrome; hyperadrenocorticism

Hypernyms ("Cushing's syndrome" is a kind of...):

adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)

 Context examples 

It may be associated with Cushing's syndrome.

(Pigmented Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder.

(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

This can cause endocrine diseases such as Cushing's syndrome and hyperthyroidism.

(Pituitary Tumors, NIH)

A malignant, ectopic ACTH secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, associated with Cushing's syndrome.

(Pancreatic ACTH-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

Hypercortisolism is the most common hormonal abnormality observed in this cancer; patients may also present with virilism or Cushing's syndrome.

(Adrenal Cortex Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

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 can be associated with the overproduction of glucocorticoids (Cushing's syndrome), androgenic or estrogenic steroids (adrenogenital syndrome), or mineralocorticoids (Conn's syndrome).

(Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms are usually related to the excessive production of hormones, and include Cushing's syndrome and virilism in women.

(Adrenal Cortex Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It can be associated with the overproduction of glucocorticoids (Cushing's syndrome), androgenic or estrogenic steroids (adrenogenital syndrome), or mineralocorticoids (Conn's syndrome). (Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) — 2003

(Adrenal Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Cushing's syndrome due to abnormally high secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland.

(Cushing disease, NCI Thesaurus)