ADDISON'S DISEASE


Meaning of ADDISON'S DISEASE in English

[Ad.di.son's disease] n [Thomas Addison d. 1860 Eng. physician] (ca. 1856): a destructive disease marked by deficient adrenocortical secretion and characterized by extreme weakness, loss of weight, low blood pressure, gastrointestinal disturbances, and brownish pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes

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