Addison's disease

名词 n.
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名词 n.
  1. A disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids, causing hypocortisolemia and a resultant brownish discoloration of the skin. uncountable
    — Nearly thirty years before the date of Addison's discovery, his eminent colleague, Dr. Bright, had observed and recorded, in his celebrated 'Reports of Medical Cases,' a case of Addison's disease.

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Named from Thomas Addison (1793-1860), M. D., of London, who first described it.
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