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English noun: hyperpituitarism

1. hyperpituitarism (state) excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone)


Broader (hypernym)adenosis, gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder


Part meronymacromegalia, acromegaly, giantism, gigantism, overgrowth









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