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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)


Synonymsacromegalia


Broader (hypernym)hypertrophy


Part holonymhyperpituitarism









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