ADDISON'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Addison's disease mean? 

• ADDISON'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun ADDISON'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin

  Familiarity information: ADDISON'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADDISON'S DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Addison's disease; Addison's syndrome; hypoadrenalism; hypoadrenocorticism

Hypernyms ("Addison's disease" is a kind of...):

adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)

 Context examples 

It may be due to a disorder of the adrenal cortex as in Addison's disease or primary adrenal insufficiency.

(Adrenal Gland Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

In Cushing's syndrome, there's too much cortisol, while with Addison's disease, there is too little.

(Adrenal Gland Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

It may be due to a disorder of the adrenal cortex (Addison's disease or primary adrenal insufficiency) or to inadequate secretion of ACTH by the pituitary gland (secondary adrenal insufficiency).

(Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)