CUSHING'S SYNDROME


Meaning of CUSHING'S SYNDROME in English

Function: noun

Date: 1937

: an abnormal bodily condition that is caused by excess corticosteroids and especially cortisol usually from adrenal or pituitary hyperfunction and is characterized especially by obesity, hypertension, muscular weakness, and easy bruising

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.