acromegaly
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: acromegalia
Related terms: hypertrophy hyperpituitarism
Similar spelling:   acromegalic
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