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Cushingoid

Cush·ing·oid [ kshing òyd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
moon-faced because of steroids or disease: having the characteristic broad facial appearance of somebody taking large doses of corticosteroids or affected by Cushing's syndrome

[Late 20th century. After Harvey Cushing (see Cushing's disease)]
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