Cushing syndrome
MONDO:0018912Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Cushing syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Cushing's syndrome (CS) encompasses a group of hormonal disorders caused by prolonged and high exposure levels to glucocorticoids that can be of either endogenous (adrenal cortex production) or exogenous (iatrogenic) origin.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018912), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: Cushing syndrome
- Also called
- cortisol ExcessCushing's syndromehyperadrenocorticismpituitary basophilismsuprarenogenic syndrome