Addison's disease en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Dr. Thomas Addison (1793-1860), of London, who first described it.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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.
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.
1875, Edward Headlam Greenhow, Addison's Disease, Lindsay and Blackston, page 6:
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Synonyms
chronic adrenal insufficiency · bronzed skin disease · hypoadrenocorticism · Addisonianism · hypocorticism · primary adrenal insufficiency · hypocortisolism
Translations (13)
ar مَرَض أَدِيسُون (Addison's disease) · pt mal de Addison (Addison's disease) · pt doença de Addison (Addison's disease) · cs Addisonova choroba (Addison's disease) · cmn 愛迪生病 /爱迪生病 (Addison's disease) · ru боле́знь Аддисо́на (Addison's disease) · ja アジソン病 (Addison's disease) · fi Addisonin tauti (Addison's disease) · de Addison-Krankheit (Addison's disease) · nl ziekte van Addison (Addison's disease) · hu Addison-kór (Addison's disease) · ko 애디슨 병 (Addison's disease) · fr maladie d'Addison (Addison's disease)