Cushingâs syndrome is the name of a disorder that occurs when the body is exposed to an excess of steroids such as the hormone cortisol or similar synthetic versions. This can occur either because: The body produces too much cortisol hormone by itself (known as âendogenousâ Cushingâs syndrome).
definitive. adj. 1. serving to decide or settle finally; conclusive. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) most reliable, complete, or authoritative: the definitive reading of a text. 3. serving to define or outline. 4. (Zoology) zoology fully developed; complete: the definitive form of a parasite. 5.
Not only new but the very first or one of a kind. Original implies 'genuine' but (unlike 'new') not necessarily 'unused,' and (unlike 'novel') not necessarily 'imaginative.'. 2. Signed (executed) and, usually, stamped official document which may be reproduced as facsimiles.