 acromegalia |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor) | |
| Synonyms: | acromegaly | |
| Related terms: | hypertrophy hyperpituitarism | |
| Similar spelling: |
acromegalic acromegaly acromikria acromicria achromia |
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