单词 | cushing's disease |
释义 | Cushing's diseasenoun Pathology.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. Also called Cushing's syndrome. Origin of Cushing's disease1935–40; after H. W. Cushing, who first described it Words nearby Cushing's diseasecushaw, cush-cush, cushie-doo, Cushing, cushingoid, Cushing's disease, Cushing's syndrome, Cushing's syndrome medicamentosus, cushion, cushion cut, cushion pink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Cushing's diseaseCushing's disease Cushing's syndrome/ (ˈkʊʃɪŋz) / nouna 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 for Cushing's diseaseC20: named after Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939), US neurosurgeon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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