Addison's disease
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids, causing hypocortisolemia and a resultant brownish discoloration of the skin. uncountable
"Nearly thirty years before the date of Addison's discovery, his eminent colleague, Dr. Bright, had observed and recorded, in his celebrated 'Reports of Medical Cases,' a case of Addison's disease."
- 2 a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin wordnet
Example
More examples"Nearly thirty years before the date of Addison's discovery, his eminent colleague, Dr. Bright, had observed and recorded, in his celebrated 'Reports of Medical Cases,' a case of Addison's disease."
Etymology
Named from Thomas Addison (1793-1860), M. D., of London, who first described it.