CUSHING'S DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity

Synonyms:

Cushing's disease; hyperadrenalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Cushing's disease" is a kind of...):

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

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