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  • 71Cushing, William — ▪ United States jurist born March 1, 1732, Scituate, Mass. [U.S.] died Sept. 13, 1810, Scituate       American jurist who was the first appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court.       Cushing graduated from Harvard in 1751, began studying law, and was …

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  • 72Cushing 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 …

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  • 73Cushing-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 …

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  • 74Cushing disease — 1. Cushing syndrome in which the hyperadrenocorticism is secondary to excessive anterior pituitary secretion of corticotropin by a pituitary adenoma or, rarely, as a result of corticotroph hyperplasia. 2. equine Cushing d …

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  • 75Cushing's syndrome — the condition resulting from excess amounts of corticosteroid hormones in the body. Symptoms include weight gain, reddening of the face and neck, excess growth of body and facial hair, raised blood pressure, loss of mineral from the bones… …

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  • 76Cushing-Reflex — Als Cushing Reflex bezeichnet man eine Blutdrucksteigerung mit gelegentlichem Herzfrequenzabfall bei einer Zunahme des Hirndrucks. Formel Der Perfusionsdruck des Gehirns (CPP): CPP = MAD (mittlerer arterieller Druck) ICP (intracranieller Druck)… …

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  • 77Cushing'sdisease — Cush·ing s disease (ko͝oshʹĭngz) n. The form of Cushing s syndrome involving the pituitary gland. * * * …

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  • 78Cushing, Caleb — born Jan. 17, 1800, Salisbury, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 2, 1879, Newburyport, Mass. U.S. lawyer and diplomat. After serving in the U.S. House of Representatives (1835–43), he was appointed U.S. commissioner to China (1843–45). In that office he… …

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  • 79Cushing, enfermedad de — ► MEDICINA VER Cushing, síndrome de …

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  • 80Cushing, Caleb — (17 ene. 1800, Salisbury, Mass., EE.UU.–2 ene. 1879, Newburyport, Mass.). Abogado y diplomático estadounidense. Después de desempeñarse en la Cámara de Representantes (1835–43), fue nombrado comisionado de EE.UU. en China (1843–45). Desde dicho… …

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