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Related Terms:
acromegalies
acromegalia
marie's disease
chronic
acromegalic
extremities
pegvisomant
bone
acromegaloidism
gigantism
pituitary gland
face
over
disease
lanreotide
gland
enlargement
macrosomia
pituitary
jaw
activity
Definitions:
Noun
acromegaly
acromegalia
Definition: 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)
Definition: A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.