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CUSHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939)
Synonyms:
Cushing; Harvery Williams Cushing; Harvey Cushing
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
brain doctor; neurologist (a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it)
Context examples:
Sometimes, taking synthetic hormone medicine to treat an inflammatory disease leads to Cushing's.
(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
It may be associated with Cushing syndrome.
(Cortisol-Producing Adrenal Cortex Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Cushing syndrome may be caused by taking too many steroid drugs or by certain types of tumors.
(Cushing syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
When secondary to excessive pituitary secretion of adrenocorticotropin, it is known as Cushing's disease.
(Cushing syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
In Cushing's syndrome, there's too much cortisol, while with Addison's disease, there is too little.
(Adrenal Gland Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
A malignant, ectopic ACTH secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, associated with Cushing's syndrome.
(Pancreatic ACTH-Producing Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Syndromes associated with pituitary gland carcinomas include hyperprolactinemia, Cushing disease, and acromegaly.
(Pituitary Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A syndrome that develops following bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing syndrome.
(Nelson Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
An anticancer drug used in treating adrenocortical cancer and ACTH-producing pituitary tumors (Cushing disease).
(Mitotane, NCI Dictionary)
A disorder characterized by signs and symptoms that resemble Cushing's disease or syndrome: buffalo hump obesity, striations, adiposity, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, usually due to exogenous corticosteroids.
(Cushingoid, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
