Addison's disease

English

Etymology

Named from Thomas Addison (1793-1860), M. D., of London, who first described it.

Noun

Addison's disease (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A disorder in which the adrenal glands fail to produce a sufficient quantity of steroids, causing hypocortisolemia and a resultant brownish discoloration of the skin.
   • 1875, Edward Headlam Greenhow, Addison's Disease, Lindsay and Blackston, page 6:

     Nearly thirty years before the date of Addison's discovery, his eminent colleague, Dr. Bright, had observed and recorded, in his celebrated 'Reports of Medical Cases,' a case of Addison's disease.

Synonyms

• Addisonianism
• bronzed skin disease (dated)
• chronic adrenal insufficiency
• hypoadrenocorticism
• hypocorticism
• hypocortisolism
• primary adrenal insufficiency

Related terms

• Addisonian

Translations

Addison's disease

• Arabic: مَرَض أَدِيسُون m (maraḍ ʔadisun)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛迪生病／爱迪生病 (Àidíshēng bìng)

• Czech: Addisonova choroba f
• Dutch: ziekte van Addison f
• Finnish: Addisonin tauti
• French: maladie d’Addison (fr) f
• German: Addison-Krankheit f
• Hungarian: Addison-kór (hu)
• Japanese: アジソン病 (ja) (Ajison-byō)
• Korean: 애디슨 병 (Aediseun byeong)
• Portuguese: doença de Addison (pt) f, mal de Addison m
• Russian: боле́знь Аддисо́на (ru) f (boléznʹ Addisóna)