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Addison's disease

Addison's disease Meaning & Definition
Addison's disease Definition And Meaning

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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