Noun: Addison's disease
- A glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anaemia and prostration with brownish skin
"The patient was diagnosed with Addison's disease after showing symptoms of extreme fatigue and skin darkening";
- Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism
Type of: adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder
Encyclopedia: Addison's disease