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Addison's disease
Addison's disease Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Addison's disease?
[n] a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin
Synonyms | Synonyms for Addison's disease: Addison's syndrome | hypoadrenalism | hypoadrenocorticism Related Terms | Find terms related to Addison's disease: See Also | adenosis | gland disease | glandular disease | glandular disorder Addison's disease In Webster's Dictionary \Ad"di*son's dis*ease"\ [Named from Thomas
Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.] (Med.)
A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration
of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease
of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies
covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to
be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually
fatal.
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