CUSHING'S SYNDROME

Meaning of CUSHING'S SYNDROME in English

■ noun Medicine a metabolic disorder caused by overproduction of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal cortex and often involving obesity and high blood pressure.

Origin

1930s: named after the American surgeon Harvey W. Cushing .

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CUSHING'S SYNDROME — metabolic disorder caused by overactivity of the adrenal cortex, usually secondary to other disease processes. If caused by a tumour …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — noun Date: 1937 an abnormal bodily condition that is caused by excess corticosteroids and especially cortisol usually from adrenal or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : an abnormal bodily condition characterized by obesity and muscular weakness associated with the excessive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — Date: 1937 : an abnormal bodily condition that is caused by excess corticosteroids and especially cortisol usually from adrenal or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — Function: noun Date: 1937 : an abnormal bodily condition that is caused by excess corticosteroids and especially cortisol usually from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — [Cushing's syndrome] n (1937): an abnormal bodily condition characterized by obesity and muscular weakness due to excess corticosteroids and esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an extremely complex hormonal …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CUSHING'S SYNDROME — гиперадренокортицизм, синдром Иценко - Кушинга
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SYNDROME — noun see: dromedary Date: 1541 a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUSHING — I. biographical name Caleb 1800-1879 American lawyer & diplomat, II. biographical name Harvey 1869-1939 American surgeon, III. biographical name Richard …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYNDROME — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing …
Английский словарь Британика
CUSHING — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Cushing syndrome Cushing Caleb Cushing Harvey Williams
Английский словарь Британика
SYNDROME — ˈsinˌdrōm sometimes -_drəm or -drə(ˌ)mē or -drəmi noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē act of running …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYNDROME — (n.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, such as a disease.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — (n.) Concurrence.
Английский словарь Webster
SYNDROME — ( n. ) Concurrence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SYNDROME — — syndromic /sin drom"ik/ , adj. /sin"drohm, -dreuhm/ , n. 1. Pathol. , Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUSHING — /koosh"ing/ , n. 1. Caleb , 1800-79, U.S. statesman and diplomat. 2. Harvey (Williams) , 1869-1939, U.S. surgeon and author. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUSHING — n. family name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUSHING — I. ˈku̇-shiŋ biographical name Caleb 1800-1879 American lawyer & diplomat II. biographical name Harvey 1869-1939 American surgeon III. biographical name …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNDROME — -drəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syndromē combination, syndrome, from syn- + dramein to run — more at dromedary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun concurrence. 2. syndrome ·noun a group of symptoms occurring together that are characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause, …
Webster English vocab
SYNDROME — [syn.drome] n [NL, fr. Gk syndrome combination, syndrome, fr. syn- + dramein to run--more at dromedary] (1541) 1: a group …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SYNDROME — syndrome BrE AmE ˈsɪn drəʊm -drəm AmE \ -droʊm —Formerly also -drə ʊ m i ▷ syndrome|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CUSHING — Cushing BrE AmE ˈkʊʃ ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYNDROME — / ˈsɪndrəʊm; NAmE -droʊm/ noun 1. a set of physical conditions that show you have a particular disease or medical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — syn ‧ drome /ˈsɪndrəʊm $ -droʊm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUSHING — Cush ‧ ing, Peter /ˈkʊʃɪŋ/ BrE AmE (1913–94) a British actor known especially for acting in ↑ horror film s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SYNDROME — ( syndromes) 1. A syndrome is a medical condition that is characterized by a particular group of signs and symptoms. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNDROME — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Asperger's syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Down's syndrome economy class syndrome irritable bowel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYNDROME — [noun] [C] - a combination of medical problems that commonly go together, which might show the existence of a particular …
Cambridge English vocab
SYNDROME — n. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome severe acute respiratory syndrome battered woman syndrome carpal tunnel syndrome chronic fatigue syndrome Cushing syndrome Down …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CUSHING — n. Cushing syndrome Cushing Caleb Cushing Harvey Williams
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CUSHING — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 637 Total Housing Units (2000): 257 Land Area (square meters): 3276803 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CUSHING — Classification: City Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 8371 Total Housing Units (2000): 3636 Land Area (square meters): 19779653 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CUSHING — Classification: Village Located in: Nebraska (NE) Total Population (2000): 31 Total Housing Units (2000): 14 Land Area (square meters): 780893 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CUSHING — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 246 Total Housing Units (2000): 118 Land Area (square meters): 825397 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
SYNDROME — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute ▪ clinical ▪ Asperger's , chronic fatigue , etc. VERB + SYNDROME ▪ have , suffer …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SYNDROME — A syndrome is the combination of symptoms and signs which together represent a disease process.
English Dictionary of Medicine
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов down syndrome ≈ болезнь Дауна Syn : symptom (медицина) синдром, совокупность симптомов цепь взаимосвязанных событий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUSHING — Cushing
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUSHING — Cushing
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SYNDROME — syndrome.ogg ʹsındrəʋm n 1. мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов 2. цепь взаимосвязанных событий, сочетание явлений ( общественной жизни и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SYNDROME — сущ. ; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Down's syndrome - rape trauma syndrome Syn: symptom
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Down's syndrome - rape trauma syndrome Syn: symptom
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SYNDROME — синдром - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - adaptation syndrome - flight syndrome - infant isolation syndrome - maternal deprivation syndrome
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SYNDROME — синдром - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - adaptation syndrome - flight syndrome - infant isolation syndrome - maternal deprivation syndrome
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SYNDROME — синдром (а) остаток при делении кода принятого сообщения на производящий многочлен б) признак неисправности в логической схеме в) совокупность признаков …
Англо-Русский словарь по компьютерам
SYNDROME — синдром а) (остаток при делении кода принятого сообщения на производящий многочлен) б) (признак неисправности в логической схеме) в) (совокупность признаков неадекватного поведения) - not-invented-here …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
SYNDROME — синдром ( а) остаток при делении кода принятого сообщения на производящий многочлен б) признак неисправности в логической схеме в) совокупность …
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерных терминов
SYNDROME — синдром, остаток от деления кода принятого сообщения на производящий полином - code syndrome - nonzero syndrome
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
SYNDROME — см. coctail party syndrome
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерной безопасности
SYNDROME — сущ.; мед. синдром, совокупность симптомов down syndrome ≈ болезнь Дауна Syn : symptom (медицина) синдром, совокупность симптомов цепь взаимосвязанных событий, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUSHING — Cushing
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUSHING — Cushing
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUSHING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT — Airport Name : Cushing Municipal Airport Airport Location : Cushing, Oklahoma, United States IATA Code : CUH ICAO Code : …
Airport Code English Dictionary
CUSHING'S DISEASE — noun Etymology: Harvey Cushing Date: circa 1935 Cushing's syndrome especially when caused by excessive production of ACTH by the pituitary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUSHING, HARVEY WILLIAMS — born April 8, 1869, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 7, 1939, New Haven, Conn. U.S. surgeon. He taught principally at …
Английский словарь Британика
CUSHING'S DISEASE — ˈku̇shiŋz- noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Harvey Cushing died 1939 American surgeon : Cushing's syndrome especially when caused …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUSHING'S DISEASE — Pathol. a disease characterized by abnormal accumulations of facial and trunk fat, fatigue, hypertension, and osteoporosis, caused by hyperfunction of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUSHING'S DISEASE — noun Etymology: Harvey Cushing Date: circa 1935 : Cushing's syndrome especially when caused by excessive production of ACTH by the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUSHING'S DISEASE — [Cush.ing's disease] n [Harvey Cushing] (ca. 1935): Cushing's syndrome esp. when caused by excessive production of ACTH by the pituitary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUSHING, WILLIAM BARKER — born Nov. 4, 1842, Delafield, Wis., U.S. died Dec. 17, 1874, Washington, D.C. U.S. naval officer who won acclaim for …
Britannica English vocabulary

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