ADDISON'S SYNDROME

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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:

Addison's disease; Addison's syndrome; hypoadrenalism; hypoadrenocorticism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Addison's syndrome" is a kind of...):

adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)

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