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
Word origin
C20: named after Harvey Williams Cushing
Cushing's disease in American English
(ˈkʊʃɪŋz)
a disorder of the adrenal cortex caused by a tumor in the pituitary, characterized by obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc.