addison's syndrome

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addison's syndrome - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Addison's syndrome
      n 1: a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the
           cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and
           prostration with brownish skin [syn: Addison's disease,
           Addison's syndrome, hypoadrenalism,
           hypoadrenocorticism]