Understanding Credit Scores. Your credit score is a three-digit number that represents the state of your credit. If you know your score, you can get a sense of how lenders, insurance agencies, and interested employers view your credit: Excellent Credit: Credit Score Above 800. If your credit score is above 800, you have an exceptionally long credit history that is unmarred by things such as late payments, collections accounts, liens, judgments, or bankruptcies.
cushingoid cushÂ·ingÂ·oid (kush'Ä­ng-oid') adj. Resembling the signs and symptoms of Cushing's disease or Cushing's syndrome.
Cushing syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms caused by abnormally high levels of cortisol (hypercortisolism). Cortisol is produced by the outer layer of the adrenal glands, called the cortex.Cortisol is a steroid hormone that breaks down fat and protein and stimulates liver glucose production. Cushing disease, a form of Cushing syndrome, occurs in about 40% of cases and is the most common cause of excess endogenous cortisol production by the adrenal glands. 2  It is caused by a pituitary tumor (adenoma) that secretes ACTH.