() A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal.
ADDISON'S DISEASE
Meaning of ADDISON'S DISEASE in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012