conn's syndrome: disturbances in saltwater balance and symptoms of weakness and muscular cramps and twitching and convulsions and sometimes paralysis; usually caused by a benign tumor of the cortex of the adrenal gland that leads to excess secretion of aldosterone
entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
ivory coast franc: the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast