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Cushing's disease
(redirected from hyperadrenalism)

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Cushing's disease: see Cushing, Harvey Williams Cushing's disease was first described by him. It is a disorder attributed to hyperactivity of the cortex of the adrenal glands and affects women more than men. The symptoms include obesity (moonface, an accumulation of fat at the back of the neck called buffalo hump, and abdominal
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