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Addison's disease

noun

A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin. Synonyms: Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism.

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... pigment deposit which occur as a consequence of various organic and systemic diseases, as the pigmentation, for instance, seen in association with tuberculosis, cancer, malaria, Addison's disease, uterine affections, and the like. In such cases, with few exceptions, the pigmentation is ...

— Essentials of Diseases of the Skin • Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Words linked to "Addison's disease" : glandular disorder, adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease