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Addison’s disease (also chronic adrenal insufficiency , hypocortisolism , and hypocorticism ) is a rare endocrine disorder wherein the adrenal glands produce insufficient steroid hormones (glucocorticoids and often mineralocorticoids). It is generally diagnosed via blood tests and medical imaging. Treatment involves replacing the absent hormones (oral hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone). Regular follow-up treatment and monitoring for other health problems is necessary.

Aase-Smith syndromes ( Jon Morton Aase and David Weyhe Smith) are deformities occurring in males characterised by a decreased production (hypoplasia) of red blood cells leading to anemia as well as certain joint contractures. They are named after Jon Morton Aase and David Weyhe Smith .

Aarskog-Scott syndrome (Dagfinn Aarskog, Charles Scott)    The syndrome is named for Dagfinn Aarskog , a Norwegian pediatrician and human geneticist who first described it in 1970,   and for Charles I. Scott , Jr., an American medical geneticist who independently described the syndrome in 1971