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    ADDISON'S SYNDROME

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skinplay

    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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