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 acromegalia achromia accruement |