| cushing disease | <radiology> CNS disease resulting in Cushing syndrome, pituitary: corticotrophic adenoma, hypothalamic abnormality (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Cushing effect | A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure. Synonym: Cushing effect, Cushing response. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cushing phenomenon | A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure. Synonym: Cushing effect, Cushing response. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cushing response | A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure. Synonym: Cushing effect, Cushing response. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cushing syndrome | <radiology> Hyperplasia 70%, pituitary 90%, ectopic 10%, adrenal adenoma 20%, carcinoma 10% Findings: retarded bone maturation, osteoporosis (most often axial), excess callus formation, stippled calvarium, demineralised dorsum sellae, CT: normal-sized adrenals in 1/3 of adrenal hyperplasia (12 Dec 1998) |
| Cushing's basophilism | <endocrinology, syndrome> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone (ACTH) in the bloodstream that is being produced by an adrenal gland tumour (adenoma). Ectopic Cushing syndrome refers to the production of ACTH in a location other than the pituitary gland or adrenal gland. Examples of ectopic sites include thymoma, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, islet cell tumours of the pancreas and oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Symptoms include weight gain, central obesity, moon face, weakness, fatigue, backache, headache, increased thirst, increased urination, impotence, mental status changes and muscle atrophy. Treatment varies with cause. If an ACTH secreting tumour is involved then it must be removed surgically. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Cushing's disease | <disease> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone in the bloodstream (produced by the adrenal gland) secondary to a pituitary tumour that is secreting the hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH serves to stimulate the adrenal gland to produce excess glucocorticoids. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Cushing's pituitary basophilism | <disease> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone in the bloodstream (produced by the adrenal gland) secondary to a pituitary tumour that is secreting the hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH serves to stimulate the adrenal gland to produce excess glucocorticoids. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Cushing's suture | A running horizontal mattress suture used to approximate two adjacent surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cushing's syndrome | <endocrinology, syndrome> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone (ACTH) in the bloodstream that is being produced by an adrenal gland tumour (adenoma). Ectopic Cushing syndrome refers to the production of ACTH in a location other than the pituitary gland or adrenal gland. Examples of ectopic sites include thymoma, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, pheochromocytoma, islet cell tumours of the pancreas and oat cell carcinoma of the lung. Symptoms include weight gain, central obesity, moon face, weakness, fatigue, backache, headache, increased thirst, increased urination, impotence, mental status changes and muscle atrophy. Treatment varies with cause. If an ACTH secreting tumour is involved then it must be removed surgically. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Cushing's syndrome medicamentosus | A variable number of the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome; produced by the chronic administration of large doses of any steroid that is a potent glucocorticoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cushing, Harvey | <person> This leader of neurosurgery was born in Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from Harvard in 1895, remained at Massachusetts General Hospital for one year, spent 15 years at Johns Hopkins, returned to Harvard as Professor of Surgery, and retired in new Haven where he continued actively until his death. Cushing's accomplishments in neurosurgery were amazing. In 1906, he demonstrated the relationship between pituitary tumours and sexual infantilism. In 1917, he published a classic, "The Pituitary Body and Its Disorders." Cushing wrote many charming essays, some of which were published as a collection under the title, "Consecratio Medici" in 1928. He was an earnest collector of books and bequeathed his valuable collection to the Yale Library. Among his many publications were a Biography of 0sler, and a Biography of Andreas Vesalius. Lived: 1869-1939. (15 Nov 1997) |
| Cushing, Hayward | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1854-1934. See: Cushing's suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cushingoid | Resembling the signs and symptoms of Cushing's disease or syndrome: buffalo hump obesity, striations, adiposity, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, usually due to exogenous corticosteroids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cushion | <botany> A swollen floral stem on which several small flowers are borne. (13 Nov 1997) |