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CUSHING'S SYNDROME
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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)
Context examples:
Cushing's syndrome is rare.
(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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