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Cushing's syndrome |
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Cushing's syndrome [′ku̇sh·iŋz ‚sin‚drōm] (medicine) A complex of symptoms including facial and truncal obesity, hypertension, edema, and osteoporosis, resulting from oversecretion of adrenocortical hormones. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| DHEA-S is a kind of steroid hormone which serves as an indicator of adrenal cancer and Cushing's syndrome, as well as metabolic diseases. Patients with functional tumors present with specific syndromes, such as Cushing's syndrome (adrenocorticotropic hormone-producing). Cushing's Syndrome is a hormonal disorder that results in chronic elevation in circulating blood cortisol (a form of cortisone) concentrations (Tilley and Smith, 1997). |
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