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Addison's disease

noun

Medical Definition of ADDISON'S DISEASE

:  a destructive disease marked by deficient adrenocortical secretion and characterized by extreme weakness, loss of weight, low blood pressure, gastrointestinal disturbances, and brownish pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes

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