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Cushing's basophilism(medicine)

Cushing's pituitary basophilism (medicine) and anestrum (medicine)


Cushing's pituitary basophilism (medicine)


Cushing's pituitary basophilism -->
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.


anestrum (medicine)


anestrum


The period between two estrus cycles

Origin: G. An-priv. + oistros, estrus