(n)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 syndrome, hypoadrenalism, hypoadrenocorticism
(n)United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931), Syn.Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edison
(n)4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836), Syn.President Madison, James Madison
(n)capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin, Syn.capital of Wisconsin
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[ Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it. ] (Med.) A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, hypotension, and loss of weight; it is due to insufficient secretion of adrenocortical hormones. Untreated disease is usually fatal. Called also chronic adrenocortical insufficiency [ 1913 Webster + AS ]