Cushing's syndrome
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Cushing's syndrome
▶noun Medicine a metabolic disorder caused by overproduction of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal cortex and often involving obesity and high blood pressure.
– origin 1930s: named after the American surgeon Harvey W. Cushing.
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