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81Cushing's disease — Cush·ing s disease .ku̇sh iŋz n Cushing s syndrome esp. when caused by excessive production of ACTH by the pituitary gland Cushing Harvey Williams (1869 1939) American neurosurgeon. Cushing first gained a reputation by publishing an important… …
82Cushing disease response (phenomenon reflex) etc. — Cush·ing disease, response (phenomenon, reflex), etc. (kooshґing) [Harvey Williams Cushing, American surgeon, 1869–1939] see under disease, response, syndrome, and ulcer. See also equine Cushing disease, under disease …
83Cushing suture — Cush·ing suture (kooshґing) [Hayward W. Cushing, American surgeon, 1854–1934] see under suture …
84Cushing-Rokitansky ulcers — Cush·ing Ro·ki·tan·sky ul·cers (kooshґing ro″kĭ tahnґske) [H.W. Cushing; Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky, Austrian pathologist, 1804–1878] Rokitansky Cushing ulcers …
85Cushing — Cush|ing, Pe|ter (1913 94) a British actor famous for acting in ↑horror films, such as Dracula (1958) and for appearing as the character Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) …
86cushion — cush|ion1 S3 [ˈkuʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coissin, from Vulgar Latin coxinus, from Latin coxa hip ] 1.) a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable →↑pillow ▪ a… …
87cushioning — cush|ion|ing [ˈkuʃənıŋ] n [U] something soft that protects someone or something when they hit a surface ▪ A special pad in the heel offers good cushioning as you walk …
88cushy — cush|y [ˈkuʃi] adj [Date: 1900 2000; : Urdu; Origin: khush pleasant , from Persian] a cushy job or life is very easy and does not need much effort ▪ I wish I had a nice cushy job like her. ▪ a very cushy number (=an easy job or life) …
89cushy — cush|y [ kuʃi ] adjective INFORMAL very easy or pleasant and not involving a lot of work: You re lucky to have such a cushy job …
90cushing's — cush·ing s …
