Addison's Disease Definition
ădĭ-sənz
noun
A disease caused by failure of the adrenal glands: it is characterized by anemia, weakness, low blood pressure, and brownish discoloration of the skin.
Webster's New World
A disease caused by partial or total failure of adrenocortical function, which is characterized by a darkening of the skin and mucous membranes, anemia, weakness, and low blood pressure.
American Heritage Medicine
(pathology) A disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids, causing a brownish discoloration of the skin.
Wiktionary
Origin of Addison's Disease
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Named from Thomas Addison (1793-1860), M. D., of London, who first described it.
From Wiktionary
After Thomas Addison (1793–1860), British physician
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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