Ad|di|son's disease

Ad|di|son's disease
Ad|di|son's disease «AD uh suhnz»,
a chronic, wasting disease of the cortex of the adrenal glands. It is characterized by low blood pressure, weakened muscles, intestinal disturbances, and a brownish discoloration of the skin.
[< Thomas Addison, 1793-1860, a doctor who described it]

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