Addison's
Chronic adrenal failure
Addison's is short for Addison's disease, a disorder in which the adrenal glands produce insufficient hormones.
Symptoms include fatigue, weight loss, and darkening of the skin.
Named for the 19th-century English physician Thomas Addison, who first described it.
She was diagnosed with Addison's after months of unexplained exhaustion.
Near the kidneys
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
hyperpigmentation · aldosterone · crisis · glucocorticoid · hydrocortisone · hypotension · electrolyte · hyponatremia
adrenal
Near the kidneys
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
fatigue · hyperpigmentation · aldosterone · crisis · glucocorticoid · hydrocortisone · hypotension · electrolyte · hyponatremia · hyperkalemia
Thomas
Masculine name meaning twin
diagnosis · description · pioneer · English · doctor · medical · eponym · discovery · nineteenth-century · clinical
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