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CUSHING'S SYNDROME

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glandular disorder caused by excessive cortisol

Synonyms:

Cushing's syndrome; hyperadrenocorticism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

Credits

 Context examples: 

Cushing's syndrome is rare.

(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)