acromegalia
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1. 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) (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | hypertrophy, |
| definition | : | abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ (noun.state) |
| part holonym | : | hyperpituitarism, |
| definition | : | excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone) (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | acromegalic, |
| definition | : | marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | acromegalic, |
| definition | : | marked or affected by enlargement or hypertrophy of the extremities or the face (adj.all) |
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