noun
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)
• Syn: ↑acromegaly
• Derivationally related forms: ↑acromegalic (for: ↑acromegaly)
• Hypernyms: ↑hypertrophy
• Part Meronyms: ↑hyperpituitarism
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nounsee acromegaly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.