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- DictionaryCush·ing's dis·ease/ˈko͝oSHiNGz dəˌzēz/
noun
- 1. Cushing's syndrome as caused by a tumor of the pituitary gland.
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Cushing's disease or “zebra disease” is one cause of Cushing's syndrome characterised by increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the anterior pituitary. This is most often as a result of a pituitary adenoma (specifically pituitary basophilism) or due to excess production of hypothalamus CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone) (tertiary hypercortisolism/hypercorticism) that stimulates... Wikipedia