Addison's disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E27.1 E27.2 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Addison's disease — n 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 * * * a… … Medical dictionary
Addison's disease — Ad di*son s dis*ease [Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.] (Med.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Addison's disease — [ad′i sənz] n. [after T. Addison (1793 1860), Eng physician who identified it] a disease caused by failure of the adrenal glands: it is characterized by anemia, weakness, low blood pressure, and brownish discoloration of the skin … English World dictionary
Addison's disease — noun Etymology: Thomas Addison died 1860 English physician Date: circa 1856 a destructive disease marked by deficient adrenocortical secretion and characterized by extreme weakness, loss of weight, low blood pressure, gastrointestinal… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Addison's disease — Pathol. a disease characterized by asthenia, low blood pressure, and a brownish coloration of the skin, due to decreased secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex, resulting in hypoadrenalism. [1855 60; named after T. ADDISON, who described… … Universalium
Addison-Schilder disease — Ad·di·son Schil·der disease (adґĭ sən shilґdər) [T. Addison; Paul Ferdinand Schilder, Austrian born neurologist in the United States, 1886–1940] adrenoleukodystrophy … Medical dictionary
Addison's disease — noun a disease characterized by progressive anaemia and bronze discoloration of the skin, caused by inadequate secretion of hormones by the adrenal cortex. Derivatives Addisonian ˌadɪ səʊnɪən adjective Origin C19: named after the English… … English new terms dictionary
Addison's disease — Ad′dison s disease n. pat diminished function of the adrenal glands, resulting in low blood pressure, weight loss, anxiety, darkened skin, and other disturbances • Etymology: 1855–60; after T. Addison, who described it … From formal English to slang
Addison's disease — /ˈædəsənz dəziz/ (say aduhsuhnz duhzeez) noun a disease characterised by asthenia, low blood pressure, and a brownish colouration of the skin, due to progressive destruction of the suprarenal cortex. {named after T Addison, 1793–1860, English… …
