Addison's disease

English Etymology Named after Dr. Thomas Addison (1793-1860), of London, who first described it. Noun - en disease 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. en Addisonianism bronzed skin disease chronic adrenal insufficiency hypoadrenocorticism hypocorticism hypocortisolism primary adrenal insufficiency dated en 1875 Edward Headlam Greenhow Addison's Disease Lindsay and Blackston 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. Related terms en Addisonian Translations Addison's disease Arabic: ar مَرَض أَدِيسُون m maraḍ ʔadisun Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 愛迪生病 Àidíshēng bìng Czech: cs Addisonova choroba f Dutch: nl ziekte van Addison f Finnish: fi Addisonin tauti French: fr maladie d'Addison f German: de Addison-Krankheit f Hungarian: hu Addison-kór Japanese: ja アジソン病 Ajison-byō Korean: ko ^애디슨 병 Portuguese: pt doença de Addison f, pt mal de Addison m Russian: ru боле́знь Аддисо́на f Further reading en eponyms