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Cushing disease response (phenomenon reflex) etc. — Cush·ing disease, response (phenomenon, reflex), etc. (kooshґing) [Harvey Williams Cushing, American surgeon, 1869–1939] see under disease, response, syndrome, and ulcer. See also equine Cushing disease, under disease … Medical dictionary
equine Cushing disease — (ECD) a complex of symptoms associated with hyperadrenocorticism in horses, ponies, and donkeys, and caused by pituitary tumor of unknown origin; analogous to Cushing disease of humans, and characterized by polyuria, polydipsia, increased… … Medical dictionary
Cushing syndrome — Disorder named for Harvey Williams Cushing, caused by adrenal cortex overactivity. If caused by a pituitary gland tumour, it is called Cushing disease. Symptoms include obesity of the trunk and face ( moon face ), muscle wasting, high blood… … Universalium
Cushing syndrome — The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an extremely complex hormonal condition that involves many areas of the body. Common symptoms are thinning of the skin, weakness, weight gain,… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Cushing — The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing disease (or syndrome) is an extremely complex hormonal condition that involves many areas of the body. Common symptoms are thinning of the skin, weakness,… … Medical dictionary
Cushing's syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E24 ICD 9 255.0 … Wikipedia
Cushing ulcer — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 3259 A Cushing ulcer is a gastric ulcer produced by elevated intracranial pressure. It is also called von Rokitansky Cushing syndrome. Apart from in the stomach, it may also develop in the proximal … Wikipedia
Cushing's disease — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E24.0 Cushing s disease is a cause of Cushing s Syndrome characterised by increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the anterior pituitary. This is most often as a result of a… … Wikipedia
Cushing reflex — (also referred to as the vasopressor response, the Cushing effect, the Cushing reaction, the Cushing phenomenon, the Cushing response, or Cushing s Law) is a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure (ICP) that… … Wikipedia
Cushing's triad — is a clinical triad variably defined as either hypertension, bradycardia, and irregular respiration [1], or less commonly as widened pulse pressure (with elevated systolic and a either elevated or normal diastolic BP), irregular respiration, and… … Wikipedia
