Cushing's syndrome

Japanese: カッシング症候群 - かっしんぐしょうこうぐん
Cushing's syndrome

…In 1912, he opened a neurosurgery clinic at Harvard University, and developed methods for treating various brain diseases through surgery, completely changing the face of neurosurgery. In 1932, he described Cushing's syndrome, and made contributions to the field of endocrinology, focusing on the pituitary gland. He was also an accomplished writer, and his Life of Sir William Osler (1925) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Cushing syndrome" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1912年ハーバード大学に神経外科クリニックを開設し,諸種の脳疾患を手術によって治療する方法を進展させ,脳神経外科学の面目を一新した。32年にカッシング症候群(クッシング症候群)を記載するなど,脳下垂体を中心に内分泌学の分野でも業績をあげた。作家としても優れ,《ウィリアム・オスラー卿伝》(1925)はピュリッツァー賞を授与された。…

※「カッシング症候群」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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