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English noun: acromegaly | |||
| 1. | acromegaly (state) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hypertrophy | ||
| Part holonym | hyperpituitarism | ||
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