Cushing's disease

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disease characterized by abnormal accumulations of facial and trunk fat, fatigue, hypertension, and osteoporosis, caused by hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex or administration of adrenal cortical hormones.

Cushing's disease

/ ˈkʊʃɪŋz /

noun

1. a rare condition caused by excess corticosteroid hormones in the body, characterized chiefly by obesity of the trunk and face, high blood pressure, fatigue, and loss of calcium from the bones

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cushing's disease¹

1935–40; after H. W. Cushing, who first described it

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cushing's disease¹

C20: named after Harvey Williams Cushing (1869–1939), US neurosurgeon

Example Sentences

Rommy Hunt Revson, 78, the inventor of the scunci, better known as Scrunchie, the ubiquitous, inexpensive hair accessory of the late 1980s and ’90s that was worn by millions of women, including stars like Madonna, Janet Jackson, Demi Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker and the Olsen twins in the sitcom “Full House,” died Sept. 7 in a hotel room near the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she was being treated for Cushing’s disease and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

From Seattle Times

Symptoms that look like cognitive dysfunction could actually be from stroke, brain inflammation, diabetes or Cushing’s disease, said Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, a veterinarian and director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging at Colorado State University.

From New York Times

Later, her sister was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease.

From Washington Post

Gudger, who has three children, said Dave has recently been suffering from Cushing’s disease, so his look alike potato has cheered up her family, and has even led to the 13-year-old pet getting a new nickname.

From Fox News

Ugly Betty has Cushing's disease, a fairly common condition where the body overproduces the cortisol steroid hormone resulting in the animal needing medication to manage the disease for their lifetime.

From BBC