carney

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative spelling of carny.
2. (uncountable)A rare disorder characterized by increased risk of tumors, dark blotches on the skin, and endocrine overactivity.

   “In male patients at risk for Carney complex testicular ultrasonography for the early detection of LCCSCT and associated testicular pathology is recommended.”

   “The patient's mother has Carney syndrome, with lentigines, cardiac myxoma, fibroadenoma of the breast, and a fibroepithelial polyp of the external auditory canal.”

   “Other diagnoses associated with catecholamine-secreting tumors that do not appear to be inherited are the Carney triad (gastric leiomyosarcoma, pulmonary chondroma, and extraadrenal catecholamine-secreting tumors), cholelithiasis, and renal artery stenosis.”

verb

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of carny.

name

1. A surname from Irish.

   “White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. administration was making clear in conversations with American firms that it would be inappropriate for senior executives to make the trip to St. Petersburg.”

2. A unisex given name.
3. A unisex given name.
4. A number of places in the United States.
5. A number of places in Ireland.