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cushingoid

cushingoid adjective: presenting symptoms like those of Cushing's syndrome (weight gain, sweating, moon face, etc.).

Adjective (1)

cushingoid (not comparable)

  1. Presenting symptoms like those of Cushing's syndrome (weight gain, sweating, moon face, etc.).

Adjective (2) capitalized: Cushingoid

Cushingoid (comparative more Cushingoid, superlative most Cushingoid)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of cushingoid.

Forms of cushingoid

alternative formCushingoid
comparativemore Cushingoid
superlativemost Cushingoid

Origin of cushingoid

From Cushing + -oid.

Questions about cushingoid

What does cushingoid mean?
Cushingoid means presenting symptoms like those of Cushing's syndrome (weight gain, sweating, moon face, etc.).
What part of speech is cushingoid?
Cushingoid is an adjective.

Words near cushingoid in the dictionary

  1. Cushing reflex
  2. Cushing ulcer
  3. Cushing ulcers
  4. Cushing's disease
  5. Cushing's syndrome
  6. cushingoid
  7. cushion
  8. cushion cosies
  9. cushion cosy
  10. cushion dance
  11. cushion dances

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